Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Prevention Subcommittee
Domestic Subcommittee Resolution #1:
WHEREAS male circumcision has been associated with a lower risk for female-to-male HIV transmission in international observational studies and in three randomized, controlled clinical trials, , , and
WHEREAS in 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed from routinely recommending circumcision to a neutral stance on circumcision, which was reaffirmed in 2005, and
WHEREAS this change in policy has influenced reimbursement for and practice of neonatal circumcision as 16 states (CA, ND, OR, MS, NV, WA, MO, AR, NC, MT, UT, FL, ME, LA, ID, MN) have eliminated Medicaid payments for circumcisions that were not deemed medically necessary , and
WHEREAS Male circumcision may also have a role for the prevention of HIV transmission and sexually transmitted infections in the United States, then
BE IT RESOLVED that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work closely with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ensure that all Americans, regardless of economic status, have access to routine neonatal circumcision.
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