Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars from New York City's Public Hospitals
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- New York City’s public hospital system has paid Palantir nearly $4 million since 2023 to improve billing efficiency for Medicaid and other public benefits.
- Palantir, known for its work with ICE, the Pentagon, and the Israeli military, is now involved in healthcare data management, raising concerns over privacy and ethics.
- Activists and organizations criticize the contract, fearing sensitive patient data could be misused, especially given Palantir’s role in mass deportations and surveillance.
- Palantir’s contract allows it to work with protected health information (PHI) and de-identify data, but critics argue re-identification is often trivial.
- Similar concerns exist in the U.K., where Palantir’s involvement with the NHS has faced growing opposition.
- New York City Health and Hospitals, the largest municipal healthcare system in the U.S., has not responded to requests for comment on the contract.
- Palantir’s CEO, Alex Karp, has criticized NYC’s democratic socialist mayor, adding political tension to the controversy.
- The article also highlights broader concerns about authoritarianism and press freedom under the Trump administration, urging support for independent journalism.