Nine diesels are cost-effective, once all the expenses are tallied, the analysis shows.

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And the British Medical Association has warned that there is little analysis to prove that the centres are a cost-effective way of providing NHS care.

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In one analysis by the Office of Management and Budget, of the 30 least cost-effective regulations throughout the government, the EPA had imposed no fewer than 17.

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