Unfortunately, it costs to be sick and the health care industry and pharmaceutical industry are worth billions therefore; it’s more cost effective to prevent disease then to cure disease. If a disease is cured you will not need ongoing treatment plus everyone won’t be able to afford a cure for cancer or Aids which if there was one the cost would be extremely expensive and only accessible to certain types of people in power like politicians. Most diseases when caught in the early stages gives the patient a higher chance of recovery and eliminating the disease however; for diseases like cancer even will caught early there is still a chance the cancer will come back in another form depends on your genes if you have a history of certain type of cancer in your family it puts you more at risk. Therefore; the best thing is to lead a healthy lifestyle with specific diet, exercise, avoid alcohol and drugs which may help reduce your chances.
Great points in this post about the need to prevent rather than cure disease. What is a case management program and how it is used to encourage prevention and reduce costs?