FULL REMARKS: President Trump Launches the CMS Digital Health Tech Ecosystem - 7/30/25
What fresh hell is this?
Long Hillary’s dream, but okay because it is under Trump?
Not to me.
This is the most significant domestic action of a Trump administration. How this is implemented will be interesting.
There are 2 parts: 1) The private, personal data of each person.
2) The aggregate statistical data and how it is framed. In this latter data the 340 million public is currently at a disadvantage with the 1 million with access to aggregate data.
Does the public realize the inequality of healthcare spending? Those with bad lifestyle choices are the cause of most healthcare spending. HIV, STDs, smoking, gluttony, reckless driving, DUI ..sin... disproportionately consume our money and most do not realize it.
Will the aggregate numbers be presented in a way that truly reflects reality? Of will bias dictate How to Lie with Statistics.
Issue #1, Privacy is currently controlled by HIPAA. Will that be changed...or ignored?
Yeah, NO!
Bet the contract is with Peter Theil and Palantir. They already run the database for all Covid-19 vaccinations and the database for all UK National Healthcare.
They also run the database for immigration.
Horrible idea. Horrible.
Nope, DO NOT WANT!
He does anything big tech says now. There’s a gullible part of him that he thinks this will be some awesome thing that regular people will be thrilled about.
It’s just more data mining and money grubbing from his tech bro buddies.
Sounds intrusive.
That being said, often getting a good diagnosis and effective treatment for same can be very problematic.
Slowly, slowly they’re wrapping us us.
This is why people can’t always be honest with doctors anymore. There really no is any doctor patient confidentiality anymore.
I don’t want my health tracked by anyone. I want what we used to have — a private medical practice with a doctor who would listen to you, not throw you out after 7 minutes, take a few notes by hand, and care about how to help you.