This article is comparing the current model of healthcare, which is focused on acute treatment and sidelines preventative care along with public health, to the new proposed model that focuses on prevention and extending the healthy period of the lifespan. The acute treatment model proved to be very effective in the beginning of the 1900s since there were many diseases and illness that had no preventative treatment options. Today, even with many illnesses having successful preventative measures, our nation still relies on an old school method of delivering healthcare. This is greatly due to the lack of ability to profit from many forms of preventative medicine. Alternatively, the acute treatment method allows for financial gains from pharmaceuticals
