This is a first. I am recommending a short on-line video: His First 4 Sentences Are Interesting. The 5th Blew My Mind. And Made Me A Little Sick.. One of my daughters put me on to this, and it is well worth watching.
Green explodes, with data, many of the simplistic explanations about why US health care costs so much. He also talks fast. Also, the links for further data that he points us to are worth following.