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To the Editor: Although Williams's study of the costs of visits to emergency departments (March 7 issue)¹ appears to be generally well designed, I believe its whole premise is penny-wise and pound-foolish. When performed in many millions of patients, even relatively low-cost procedures result in large overall expenditures. Limiting any care that may be less than completely necessary, however inexpensive, is a worthy goal in this era of expanding costs and shrinking resources.

The lack of access in certain areas to any care other than that provided by the emergency department is an argument for improving access, not for providing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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