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The unspoken and unwritten official U.S. Government policy seems to be that it is clear every male needs a circumcision, so support for free circumcision is provided without any questions being asked. This had been the policy of the military services since about 1917 when the United States intervened in the World War. When the Congress created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the ''every male needs a circumcision'' policy was adopted. About 45 percent of births in the [[United States]] are covered by Medicaid and in most states free ~~harmful and unnecessary~~ coverage of infant ~~circumcisions are~~ provided. United States Medicaid is one of the largest third-party payers for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="adler2011>{{REFjournal

The unspoken and unwritten official U.S. Government policy seems to be that it is clear every male needs a circumcision, so support for free circumcision is provided without any questions being asked. This had been the policy of the military services since about 1917 when the United States intervened in the World War. When the Congress created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the existing ''every male needs a circumcision'' policy was adopted. About 45 percent of births in the [[United States]] are covered by Medicaid and in most states free coverage of infant circumcision is provided. United States Medicaid is one of the largest third-party payers for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="adler2011>{{REFjournal

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The advent of [[HIV]] provided an additional excuse to provide free circumcision.

The [[United States]] has numerous medical programs through which free harmful and unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcisions are provided. They include:

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-The unspoken and unwritten official U.S. Government policy seems to be that it is clear every male needs a circumcision, so support for free circumcision is provided without any questions being asked. This had been the policy of the military services since about 1917 when the United States intervened in the World War. When the Congress created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the ''every male needs a circumcision'' policy was adopted. About 45 percent of births in the [[United States]] are covered by Medicaid and in most states free harmful and unnecessary coverage of infant circumcisions are provided. United States Medicaid is one of the largest third-party payers for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="adler2011>{{REFjournal
+The unspoken and unwritten official U.S. Government policy seems to be that it is clear every male needs a circumcision, so support for free circumcision is provided without any questions being asked. This had been the policy of the military services since about 1917 when the United States intervened in the World War. When the Congress created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the existing ''every male needs a circumcision'' policy was adopted. About 45 percent of births in the [[United States]] are covered by Medicaid and in most states free coverage of infant circumcision is provided. United States Medicaid is one of the largest third-party payers for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="adler2011>{{REFjournal
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+The advent of [[HIV]] provided an additional excuse to provide free circumcision.
 The [[United States]] has numerous medical programs through which free harmful and unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcisions are provided. They include: