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At the beginning of the 21st Century, only the Manitoba Health Insurance Plan (HIP) still paid for non-therapeutic circumcision, however Manitoba HIP ended payment in 2006.<ref name="skeldon2008" /> No insurance coverage of non-therapeutic circumcision is currently available.
There is a long-standing general consensus for a half-century that there are no medical indications for [[circumcision]] in the newborn period.<ref name="cps1975" /> Reports in 2024 indicate that the Manitoba HIP reinstated [[third-party payment]] for non-therapeutic circumcision in the first 28 days of life, apparently for political reasons and as a benefit for physicians.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://buenafeclinic.com/circumcision/baby-infant-newborn/ |title=Baby & Newborn Circumcision at our Winnipeg Clinic |last=Buenafe |first=Joy
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|accessdate=2024-10-06}}</ref> Reports in 2024 indicate that the Manitoba HIP reinstated [[third-party payment]] for non-therapeutic circumcision in the first 28 days of life, apparently for political reasons.
===The incidence of circumcision varies widely by region===