Who needs health care--the well or the sick? -- Heath 330 (7497): 954 -- BMJ

In an article by Iona Heath in the BMJ this week where she calls in to question the value of preventitive medicine, Who needs health care--the well or the sick? -- Heath 330 (7497): 954 -- BMJ, she makes the astonishing statement that 70% of the UK population is taking medication for preventitive or lifestyle purposes. What kind of society have we created which is so disease-centric and drug-centric? Is health about taking medication?