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}}</ref> Infant circumcision is a profit center for many American hospitals so parents are pushed to circumcise. | }}</ref> Infant circumcision is a profit center for many American hospitals so parents are pushed to circumcise. | ||
==Government financial support for non-therapeutic circumcision== | |||
The United States government provides [[financial incentive]] for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] by [[third-party payment]] through numerous government health insurance programs: | The United States government provides [[financial incentive]] for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] by [[third-party payment]] through numerous government health insurance programs: | ||
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* [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. | ||
==Some statisical data== | |||
===Prevalence of circumcision=== | ===Prevalence of circumcision=== | ||
Peter Moore (2015) reported that 62 percent of all American males reported being circumcised,<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb | Peter Moore (2015) reported that 62 percent of all American males reported being ]]circumcised]],<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision | |url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision | ||
|title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth | |title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth | ||