Consider these (and there are a mountain of similar links)

The Money Traps in U.S. Health Care

Medicare: $24.8 trillionObligation per household: $212,500

Hospital-based Versus Freestanding Outpatient Imaging Services

Referring to your wife and her unfortunate travails in no way makes the case for a more efficient government service.

See this- Deny, Until I Die

We can also discuss hospital services in Canada vs US, if you like.

That will have to wait for tomorrow though.