AI & Health: Who Controls the Cure?—Part 2
January 13, 2026
2:57 am
The Data Cartels
Who Owns Health Data, Who Profits, and Who Loses Sovereignty.
From Clinical Records to Strategic Assets
Healthcare data has crossed a threshold. What was once understood as confidential clinical documentation—ethically stewarded under professional norms of care—has been reclassified as a strategic economic resource. This transformation did not occur through legislative decree or democratic debate. It unfolded incrementally through technical partnerships, cloud migrations, and AI “solutions” introduced under the banners of efficiency, modernization, and innovation.
Morley (2022) identifies this shift as a governance failure rather than a technological inevitability. Health systems, particularly public ones, …
