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* [https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/4440 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program] — Covers federal employees and families. | * [https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/4440 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program] — Covers federal employees and families. | ||
* [https://www.medicare.gov/ Medicare] − Covers persons who have reached 65 years of age. | * [https://www.medicare.gov/ Medicare] − Covers persons who have reached 65 years of age. | ||
===Prevalence of circumcision=== | |||
Peter Moore (2015) reported that 62 percent of American males reported being circumcised.<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision | |||
|title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth | |||
|last=Moore | |||
|first=Peter | |||
|date=2015-02-03 | |||
|accessdate=2022-02-07 | |||
}}</ref> This percentage is expected to gradually but constantly decline due to the declining incidence of newborn boys receiving medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision. | |||
===Incidence of circumcision=== | ===Incidence of circumcision=== | ||