New York City’s public hospitals — the ones that serve over 1 million people, including immigrants, the poor, and the uninsured — paid Palantir nearly $4 million since 2023.
Why?
To scan patient records and boost billing — like using AI to mine doctors’ notes and squeeze more money out of Medicaid.
But here’s the crazy part:
Palantir got access to protected health data — even if “de-identified.”
The same company that helps ICE deport immigrants and targets people in war zones was inside NYC’s health system.
Activists screamed — nurses, pro-Palestinian groups, civil rights orgs — all saying:
“You can’t let the AI that bombs Gaza handle our medical records.”
And guess what?
They won.
In March 2026, NYC Health + Hospitals said:
“We’re not renewing the contract. Palantir’s out by October.”
No more AI mining your medical notes.
No more profits for Palantir from public health.
It’s a rare win — a city saying no to the machine.
But the fact it was ever a yes?
That’s the real horror.