HIPAA laws prevent disclosure of that information
HIPAA laws prevent disclosure of that information
...Thompson said medical privacy laws and his company’s contract with the State Department prevent him from revealing the figure....
They can’t discuss personal information ABOUT individual patients, but they CAN discuss number of people being treated and general locations.
I think the key, here, is in the “contract his company has with the State Dept” and the “State Dept preventing him from revealing the figure”.