NYC Hospitals Ditch Palantir: Why Developers Are Choosing Open AI APIs Instead

NYC Hospitals Ditch Palantir: Why Developers Are Choosing Open AI APIs Instead On March 24, 2026, the president of New York City's public hospital system — the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States — testified before the NYC City Council that their contract with Palantir will not be renewed . The contract, worth nearly $4 million since November 2023 , gave Palantir access to patient health notes for insurance claim recovery. But the agreement went further: it included provisions allowing Palantir to "de-identify" patient data for purposes beyond research — raising alarms about who truly owns that data, and what it could be used for. The backlash was swift. Nurses, pro-Palestinian activists, immigration rights groups, and civil liberties organizations united under the "Purge Palantir" campaign. The pressure worked. "Palantir is a grotesque example of the Silicon Valley/Trump partnership that exploits immigrants." — Olivia Leirer, New York Communities for Change Meanwh