Coverage of newborn and adult male circumcision varies among public and private US payers despite health benefits

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2355-2361

  Clark, Sarah J ^a   Kilmarx, Peter H ^b   Kretsinger, Katrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855684175     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0776     Document Type: Article

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