Quote Originally Posted by AKA_Bait View Post
Well, I disagree with you there I suppose. Hit points, and healing thereof, are part of a party's resources. Draining resources after each daily encounter is part of what the CR system is built on.
Wand charges are another resource factored into the CR system. So are potions, packets of magical dust, magic ammunition, >50% of nonmagic ammunition, and every other bit of expendable equipment available in the game.