Colorado: Bill to re-instate circumcision on Medicaid to be introduced

Submitted by Minuteman on Sat, 2012-01-21 11:22

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'Circumcisions would again receive state funding under a proposal introduced by several Colorado lawmakers.

The bill would allow Medicaid to again cover circumcisions. The procedure was dropped from Medicaid last year as a money-saving move. Several states have stopped covering circumcisions amid concerns that they're not medically necessary. Colorado projected that it would save about $186,500 a year if it stopped covering circumcisions.'

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I suggest that readers from the United States study the workings of the Colorado State legislature, so that at the appropriate time, when public submissions are called for, replies can be drafted arguing that there are higher priority areas of expenditure for the Medicaid program than elective circumcision of healthy male minors.

Myself and other contributors at another forum have collated information about the Medicaid program that might prove useful for this purpose, here:

http://www.foreskin-restoration.net/forum/tags.php?tag=medicaid

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Submitted by Minuteman on Sat, 2012-01-21 11:25