Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may soon dismiss the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory panel of primary care experts, raising "deep concern" from the American Medical Association and other top medical groups.

The plan was first reported in The Wall Street Journal. "It's very concerning — and it's not the first time we've been concerned," says Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the AMA. NPR has not independently confirmed the plan.

Last month, Kennedy dismissed the members of a different advisory committee — one on vaccines for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and replaced them with his own picks, who largely lacked the expertise in vaccines, immunology and patient care the members typically have.

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