This is what I don't get. In Universal Health Care, they are supposed to cure disease and vaccinate the populace. The are supposed to push healthy living and reward people and doctors for having health patients.
The problem is that I don't see many cures and vaccines being produced outside of the United States. And we have killed off lots of vaccine research companies due to the lawsuit threat and long lead times to safely develop new drugs and get FDA approval. Although I agree with the process, there needs to be better medical research (they should be able to study anyone and find overlapping factors).
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The last disease that was cured was back in the '50s IIRC.
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(The last vaccine that was big is the Herpes vaccine for women, but the administration of vaccines isn't as fast as it should be), and until every woman gets it and about 30 years goes by, it will be eradicated fully.
The other part is it is easier to treat a symptom than it is to find a cure. A side effect of a drug may be just what another patient needs. Getting approval for a different treatment once the drug is FDA approved is a little easier.