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→U.S. Government policy on circumcision: Add text and Wikify.
The advent of [[HIV]] provided an additional excuse to provide free circumcision.
===U. S. government medical services===
The [[United States]] has numerous medical programs through which free harmful and unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcisions are provided. They include:
* [https://www.medicare.gov/ Medicare ] (For men 65 and over).* [https://www.medicaid.gov/ Medicaid ] (For less prosperous Americans and now illegal immigrants).* Indian Health Service (for indigenous people although circumcision is not part of their culture[https://www.medicaid.gov/chip/index.)* html Children's Health Insurance Program ] (CHIP) (For children who do not qualify for Medicaid).* [https://www.ihs.gov/ Indian Health Service] (for indigenous people although circumcision is not part of their culture.)
* Military Medical Services (For active duty personnel.)
* Tristar [https://www.tricare.mil/Plans/Eligibility/ADSMandFamilies Tricare] (for military dependents.)* [https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare The Federal employee's health insurance Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program] (For federal employees and their dependents.)* [https://www.state.gov/pepfar/ President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief ] ([[PEPFAR]]) (For every male who lives in Africa.)
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] created its failed 2012 policy statement (expired in 2017) specifically to preserve and protect third party payment to medical doctors.