Millions of Medicaid Enrollees' Data Illegally Shared with Palantir via ICE
CMS's improper transfer of Medicaid data on millions—including U.S. citizens—to ICE, and then to Palantir, shatters patient privacy and raises public health trust concerns.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. Coverage clusters in health-it, which accounts for 1 of those 2, with the remainder spread across 1 other category.
Last mentioned: Jul 19, 2026
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 2 of the 2 tracked stories. Coverage clusters in health-it, which accounts for 1 of those 2, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. The tracked stories average 7.5 original sources each. ELITE appears in 2 tracked Healthcare stories published from July 18, 2026 through July 19, 2026.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering ELITE. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
CMS's improper transfer of Medicaid data on millions—including U.S. citizens—to ICE, and then to Palantir, shatters patient privacy and raises public health trust concerns.
A new court filing reveals that in January 2026, CMS improperly shared Medicaid data on millions—including U.S. citizens—with ICE, which then handed it to Palantir’s ELITE app. This breach of healthcare privacy may discourage immigrant enrollment and could trigger new HIPAA enforcement.
Source: kvpr.org · wcsufm.org
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