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Third-party payment for injurious medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]] in the United States keeps the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision of children higher than any other industrial nation. The only party to benefit from such third-party payments is the receiving physician, or hospital.
The physicians that most commonly perform non-therapeutic infant circumcisions are obstetricians, pediatricians, and family doctors. They formed an agreement in 2008 2007 to produce a new statement with the AAP as the lead. It was published in 2012 but was poorly received because of its evidence evident omissions of facts. The AAP statement was not re-affirmed is accordance with AAP policy, so it expired on August 31, 2017.
United States Medicaid is one of the largest third-party payers for medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="adler2011>{{REFjournal
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] created its 2012 policy statement (now expired) specifically to preserve and protect third party payment.
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* [[Financial Incentive]]
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