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cost-effective

[kawst-i-fek-tiv, kost-] / ˈkɔst ɪˈfɛk tɪv, ˈkɒst- /
ADJECTIVE
economical
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Becerra has said he would reverse the cuts, arguing that it is more cost-effective to provide regular care than push uninsured people into emergency rooms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Beyond incorporating lessons from Ukraine’s fight against Russia, Taiwan has gained insights from the recent conflict in Iran about using drones as cost-effective defensive weapons, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

A recent analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, an independent nonprofit that assesses the value of medical treatments, concluded that GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound are cost-effective.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

"We want to find a solution that's proportionate and cost-effective, and keeps bills as low as we can, really."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But a PIH doctor spoke up, saying that he had signed the Hippocratic Oath to practice medicine ethically, but he didn’t remember signing an oath to do it in a cost-effective way.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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