The Current Health care system directs most of its resources in direct medical services and treatment. Prevention has limited scope. Not all diseases are preventable and some of them may still occur even with all preventive measures and care taken. Hence it is important to focus on the glaring issues at hand and work to resolve them. It would be unfair to direct resources on prevention when the sick and the ailing need them.

Preventive science is still evolving as a science , what with BRCA gene screening for breast cancer , something can be done about the fact that you are at high risk of developing the disease. But this screening may not work for all, may even be wasteful in many who qualify for it. Many other diseases appropriate screening methods are yet to be established.

Another component of Health care preventive services is the health behaviours. A lot of misery can be saved by changing health behaviours and improving attitudes for healthier lifestyles. Programmes designed for these are in practise but they necessarily do not need redirection of health care dollars.

The current health care policy which directs more to actual diagnosis and treatment rather than preventive services is probably fine.