Original sentence: Because of the expense of homeopathic treatments, and because most scientists and medical practitioners consider them placebos, the cost of the treatments plus consulting fees for the homeopathic practitioner is considered wasted money.However, in cases where the patient has a psychosomatic condition, the placebo effect of the homeopathic treatment may be beneficial to the psychological health of the patient.In locations where healthcare costs are high or where reimbursements for healthcare costs are tightly regulated, money spent on these treatments could be better utilized for conventional medicine
Edited sentence: An examination of the costs of standard medical treatment can lead to the conclusion that it is a massive waste of medical resources.Because of the extremely high expense of standard prescription drugs, promoted in expensive advertising and massive lobbying of the FDA and legislators by pharmaceutical companies,the cost of homeopathic treatment including physician consultation is very low in comparison.Patients and doctors need to carefully assess this issue.Some would argue that because many scientists and medical practitioners consider them placebos, the cost of the treatments plus consulting fees for the homeopathic practitioner is considered wasted money