In 2023, we sounded the alarm in our widely read article, They’re constructing the perfect beast: who is able to make war with him?, a sweeping digital health infrastructure was quietly being built behind the scenes, one that threatened to fuse surveillance, AI, and centralized health control into a single system. Almost exactly two years to the date of us writing the said article above.
Now, just over a year later, the White House has confirmed our worst fears.
This week, the Trump administration unveiled1 a sweeping new plan to launch a National Health Tech Ecosystem, complete with partnerships across federal agencies, private tech corporations, hospitals, and insurance companies. Framed as an “innovation tech initiative,” the program aims to “accelerate the responsible use of AI and other emerging technologies in healthcare.”
But read between the lines, and it’s clear: This is not just about digital records or better hospital systems. This is about centralizing control over the human body through data, algorithms, and surveillance.
What They’re Constructing
According to the official announcement, the “ecosystem” will include:
- AI-powered diagnostics and treatment planning
- Digital health monitoring across wearable devices
- Interoperable data systems shared across agencies and providers
- A unified push for tech-driven “health equity” (read: more federalized oversight)
This is the public face. Behind the scenes, what’s being laid is the groundwork for total data integration, a system where your biometric information, vaccination status, behavior, and medical compliance are not just recorded, but scored, nudged, and possibly enforced.
This isn’t a conspiracy theory. It’s openly stated in policy documents and pilot programs, from the ONC’s Trusted Exchange Framework 2 (TEFCA) to CDC’s “Data Modernization Initiative.”
We Sounded the Alarm
We warned this was coming. In 2023, we wrote about the quiet rise of a biometric surveillance infrastructure disguised as “individual empowerment.” Citizens will be told they control their data, but in reality, refusal to comply will come with consequences, from corporate discrimination to government denial of access. That warning has only become more urgent today.
The fusion of health data, AI, and centralized authority is being quietly normalized under the banner of ‘equity’ and ‘efficiency.’ But once in place, this infrastructure can be turned toward enforcement of mandates, of behavioral standards, and even of digital identification. It’s a shift from care to control.
That wasn’t speculation. It was an outline. And now it’s official government policy.
Why This Matters Now
Once you create a nationwide health tech “ecosystem,” you create the pipes for everything else:
- Digital IDs linked to health access
- Real-time biosurveillance
- Algorithmic decision-making for care eligibility
- Social credit-style systems disguised as “health equity indexes”
- Predictive policing of personal health choices
This is not about helping patients. It’s about governing populations, using health as the “trojan horse,” as we called it.