"In July, the Trump administration unveiled two policies: the Making Health Technology Great Again initiative and the executive order Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets. At first glance, one seems aimed at health care modernization and the other at public safety. But beneath their branding lies a shared infrastructure (and agenda) that poses a profound threat to the civil rights, privacy and bodily autonomy of millions of Americans."
"The health technology initiative, launched through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), invites beneficiaries to opt in to a digital ecosystem that aggregates their health data, from medical records to app-tracked wellness metrics and insights generated by artificial intelligence. The program operates within the machinery of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) a centralized federal database with broad access to other records."
Two recent federal policies establish interoperable systems that aggregate health, behavioral, welfare, and criminal justice data into a centralized database. The CMS-led health technology initiative invites beneficiaries to opt into a digital ecosystem that collects medical records, app-tracked metrics, and AI-generated insights. A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) database provides broad cross-agency access to these records. An executive order on crime mandates cross-agency use of predictive analytics and AI to identify potential threats, explicitly urging integration of behavioral, health and welfare data for preemptive risk assessments. Combined, the programs enable predictive profiling, expanded surveillance, and the framing of disability as disorder, increasing risks of control and punishment for marginalized groups.
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