RFK Jr. Pushes Plan to Pool US Health Data for AI Study

Is this a privacy disaster waiting to happen or the transparency medicine desperately needs?

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RFK Jr. Pushes Plan to Pool US Health Data for AI Study

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Above: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a MAHA Summit in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

The Spin

Hoovering up the medical records of hundreds of millions of people to chase a question science settled decades ago flips research on its head. Promises that stripped-down records stay anonymous don't hold up, and the folks most likely to be re-identified are the ones already facing discrimination. A giant identifiable database with no stated safeguards is a breach and abuse waiting to happen.

The New Republic The Conversation

Medical records belong to patients, not to hospitals, insurers or contractors paid to keep them locked away. A modern, connected data system finally lets doctors see the full picture, exposes waste and fraud and answers honest questions about why chronic disease keeps climbing. AndWhen when anyone can check a claim against the actual evidence, "trust the experts" stops being a substitute for proof.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 35% chance that the U.S. federal government will pass legislation by 2040 to provide universal healthcare for American citizens, according to the Metaculus prediction community.