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==Benefit== | ==Benefit== | ||
About 40 percent of births in the [[United States]] are covered by Medicaid.<ref>{{REFdocument | |||
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Some of the states have elected to provide a benefit for [[circumcision of the newborn]]. CMS reimburses those states for a portion of the cost. | |||
==Circumcision issues== | ==Circumcision issues== | ||
The CMS by federal law must pay only for medically-necessary services. There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]], which is | Circumcision is the surgical [[amputation]] of the normal part of the [[penis]], alternatively designated as the "[[foreskin]]" or "prepuce". | ||
The CMS by federal law must pay only for medically-necessary services. There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]], which is harmful [[amputation]] of useful, protective, functional, erogenous tissue. | |||
Adler (2011) states Medicaid unlawfully provides [[third-party payment]] for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] in states where circumcision is a benefit.<ref name="adler2011">{{REFjournal | |||
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|website=https://legalclarity.org | |website=https://legalclarity.org | ||
|date=2025-08-20 | |date=2025-08-20 | ||
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* <b>Abuse:</b> Payment for unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedures is a violation of federal law and is abusive | * <b>Abuse:</b> Payment for unnecessary, non-therapeutic surgical procedures is a violation of federal law and is legally and ethically abusive,<ref name="adler2011" /> as well as abusive to the child patient in many ways. | ||
[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] published a review of the issues concerning payment for non-therapeutic circumcision for CMS in 2019,<ref name="doc2019" /> but it has been ignored. | [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] published a review of the issues concerning payment for non-therapeutic circumcision for CMS in 2019,<ref name="doc2019" /> but it has been ignored. | ||
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* {{URLwebsite|https://www.cms.gov/|2025-12-08}} | * {{URLwebsite|https://www.cms.gov/|2025-12-08}} | ||
* {{URLwikipedia|Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid Services|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services}} | |||
* {{URLwikipedia|Medicaid|Medicaid}} | * {{URLwikipedia|Medicaid|Medicaid}} | ||
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