Circumcision rates lower in states where Medicaid does not cover procedure

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 17:21 in Health & Medicine

Hospitals in states where Medicaid does not pay for routine male circumcision are only about half as likely to perform the procedure, and this disparity could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection among lower-income children later in life, according to a UCLA AIDS Institute study...

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