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UAP Medical Coalition (UAPMC) released the following statement:
Despite the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, decorated
officer David Grusch was notified by Intercept press staff that his medical
information was about to be made public. Included in the health care
information was Grusch’s PTSD diagnosis, suicidal ideation, and temporary
hospitalization in 2014 and 2018. According to Ross Coulthart, Australian news
reporter who broke David Grusch’s story on News Nation, Grusch had disclosed
his struggles with grief and depression in a private interview that was never aired.
At the time, when Grusch received health care for his symptoms from his service
in Afghanistan, the Intelligence Community (IC) and Defense Department
accepted his mental health treatment and Grusch continued to hold his
security clearances.

• -The security leak was checked by Grusch himself through fact finding.
• -On August 8th, Ross Coulthart was featured on News Nation with Chris
  Cuomo verifying Grusch’s medical history, the information that was
  disclosed in his interview, including a clip of Grusch relaying a story about
  a friend and fellow veteran who took his life after Mr. Grusch returned
  from Afghanistan.
• -Grusch’s testimony led to a subcommittee on National Security, the
  Border, and Foreign Affairs. Last month (July 2023), a public hearing with
  three witnesses to UAP events including Grusch a former National
  Reconnaissance Officer Representative, Ryan Graves, Executive Director,
  Americans for Safe Aerospace, and David Fravor, former Commanding
  Officer, Black Aces Squadron, US Navy testified before congress of the
  UAP cover up.
• -Illegal release of Mr. Grusch’s mental health records and hospitalization
  for PTSD is a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and
  Accountability Act (HIPAA, 1996) and the Intelligence Community
  Whistleblower Protections established for employee rights against
  retaliation.
• -UAP Medical Coalition provides education about PTSD from UAP
  exposures and remains sensitive to this issue including protecting
  treatment of military veterans, law enforcement, first responders, and our
  citizens. UAP Medical Coalition requests an immediate investigation into
  the illegal release and shame-inducing actions of the responsible parties.
  We also request Congress take immediate action with an investigation to
  determine the source attempting to discredit federally protected
  whistleblower David Grusch.
• -UAP Medical Coalition takes the illegal leaking of medical information
  seriously and recommends individuals in our professional resource network
  take action to hold our government accountable for the egregious
  retaliation on a former U.S. veteran who has suffered PTSD and related
  issues from service during wartime.

We request Congress investigate the retaliatory actions against Mr. Grusch and
immediate protection of himself and his family. We recommend tighter
supervision over Mr. Grusch’s ICIG complaint which has been identified as an
urgent concern by the IG himself. These reprehensible actions deserve an equal
response for whistleblower safety, protection from harms, and protection of
medical information which is inviolable under the Federally Mandated HIPAA
law.

About

UAP Medical Coalition:
The UAP Medical Coalition was established to inform stakeholders, particularly
the mental health and medical community, about UAP and UAP exposures,
encourage research, and improve patient care. The UAP Medical Coalition also
facilitates and supports other programs focused on community health related
UAP initiatives.

Ted Roe, Founder, UAP Medical Coalition:
Ted Roe is the founder of the UAP Medical Coalition, www.uapmed.org, and a
co-founder of www.narcap.org – the National Aviation Reporting Center on
Anomalous Phenomena – a 20yr data collection and advocacy program for
UAP and Aviation Safety. He is a founding member of the UAP Integration and
Outreach Committee at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
AIAA – www.aiaauap.org, and is a UAP experiencer. His goals are to advocate
for UAP/UFO experiencers, promote evidence-based practices, research, and
education, and raise the standards for ethics and professionalism in UAP studies.

Download .pdf statement by UAP MED – https://uapmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/UAPMC-Press-Release-For-Immediate-Relase.pdf

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