International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Health economics and financing play an important role in improving public health and managing healthcare costs. Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) helps compare the economic value of preventive healthcare and curative care. Preventive healthcare includes actions like vaccination, regular health check-ups, health education, and early disease detection, which aim to stop diseases before they occur. Curative care focuses on treating illnesses after they happen through medicines, surgeries, and hospital services. This study examines the benefits and costs of both approaches. Preventive healthcare usually requires lower investment and provides long-term benefits by reducing disease burden, improving productivity, and lowering hospital expenses. On the other hand, curative care is often expensive because it involves diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of diseases, especially chronic illnesses. The analysis shows that investing in preventive healthcare is more cost-effective and sustainable compared to depending mainly on curative care. While curative care remains necessary for treating existing illnesses, stronger focus on prevention can reduce financial pressure on both individuals and healthcare systems. Therefore, a balanced healthcare policy should prioritize prevention while ensuring access to quality curative services.

Miss.Prachi Anil Kajulkar, Miss.Madhavi Chinchwade,"Health Economics & Financing-Cost-Benefit Analysis of Preventive Healthcare vs. Curative Care" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V9(3): Page(948-952) May-June 2026. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.