Second I'd like to point out that your friend's mother isn't on the Obama plan yet, so just wait or as we used to say hide and watch...I predict she won't get all this “care”.
Third I'd like to make you aware that the hospitals and doctors aren't getting rich on medi-medi as you call it. They are going broke. But due to our litigious society they can't not do tests because if they miss anything and get sued they will be broke sooner.
And that's the way things work today, tomorrow when Obama care kicks in she'll just die with no medical care at all.
Oh, I know that. I'm a teacher, and the billions pouring into the black hole that is the Education budget are definitely not lining MY nest.
I should add that she's a very good friend. If anything happened to me, she'd take care of my cats. This is very important to me. ;^) Also, she's not a total tree-hugger. She's former military and appreciates a strong defense. But in this area... (sigh)