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}}</ref> The AAP saw this as an opportunity to protect third-party payment for non-therapeutic circumcision.
The AAP allied itself with the [[American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ]] (ACOG) and the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) to produce a new circumcision policy that would claim a medical benefit. A new task force was named with [[Susan Blank]], a doctor with pro-circumcision credentials as chairwoman. The task force was an unusually large eight-member task force with an unusual constitution. It included:
* Ellen Buerk, MD, representing the board of directors of the AAP.
* Steven Wegner, MD, JD, a medical insurance specialist, who evidently was appointed to the task force to preserve and protect [[third-party payment]].
The addition of a member to represent the board of directors and an insurance specialist was most unusual and illustrates the importance that the administration of the AAP placed on preservation and protection of [[third-party payment]]. The task force also included representatives from other pro-circumcision organizations.:
* Charles LeBaron, MD, representing the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], where [[Bias| biased]] doctors had been working to produce a pro-circumcision policy since 2008.
* Sabrina Craigo, MD, representing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, whose fellows make extra money by performing non-therapeutic circumcisions on newborn baby boys.
* Lesley Atwood, MD, representing the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]]. whose fellows also make extra money by performing non-theraputic therapeutic circumcision.
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