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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CMS) is the U. S. government agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS is directed by Dr. [[Mehmet Cengiz Öz]]. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CMS) is the U. S. government agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS is directed by Dr. [[Mehmet Cengiz Öz]]. | ||
| + | ==Circumcision issues== | ||
| + | The CMS by federal law must pay only for medically-necessary services. There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]]. | ||
| + | The CMS unlawfully provides third-party payment for non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] in most states.<ref name="adler2011">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Adler | ||
| + | |first=Peter W. | ||
| + | |init=PW | ||
| + | |author-link=Peter W. Adler | ||
| + | |title=Is it lawful to use Medicaid to pay for circumcision? | ||
| + | |journal=Journal of Law and Medicine | ||
| + | |date=2011 | ||
| + | |volume=19 | ||
| + | |issue= | ||
| + | |pages=335-353 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.arclaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/is-it-lawful-to-use-medicaid-to-pay-for-circumcision.pdf | ||
| + | |quote= | ||
| + | |pubmedID=22320007 | ||
| + | |pubmedCID= | ||
| + | |DOI= | ||
| + | |format=PDF | ||
| + | |accessdate=2025-12-08 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
| + | [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] published a review of the issues for CMS in 2019, but it has been ignored.<ref>{{REFdocument | ||
| + | |title=Male Circumcision: A special report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | ||
| + | |url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/w/images/Male_Circumcision_DOC_2019-02-01.pdf | ||
| + | |contribution= | ||
| + | |last=Anonymous | ||
| + | |publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision | ||
| + | |format=PDF | ||
| + | |date=2019-02-01 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2025-12-08 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 8 December 2025
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the U. S. government agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS is directed by Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Öz.
Circumcision issues
The CMS by federal law must pay only for medically-necessary services. There are no medical indications for circumcision of the newborn. The CMS unlawfully provides third-party payment for non-therapeutic circumcision in most states.[1]
Doctors Opposing Circumcision published a review of the issues for CMS in 2019, but it has been ignored.[2]
See also
External links
Official website. Retrieved 8 December 2025
References
- ↑
Adler PW. Is it lawful to use Medicaid to pay for circumcision? 
. Journal of Law and Medicine. 2011; 19: 335-353. PMID. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑
Anonymous: Male Circumcision: A special report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , Doctors Opposing Circumcision. (1 February 2019). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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