Some lovely stats here, I hadn't seen them before, our monster hospital industrial complex growing all the time:

 The International Federation of Health Plans estimates that the average day in a U.S. hospital costs $4,293, compared with $1,308 in Australia and $481 in Spain. They may be especially costly for patients without health insurance or those who have large deductibles, which they must pay before their health benefits kick in.

As long as we're on topic, y'all know that current Medicare Part A, covering hospitalization, has a deductible of $1,408 per year before coverage kicks in, right?

(Unless you cover  your ass by buying a supplemental policy which can cost hundreds a month or sign up for a limited-provider Medicare Advantage plan which may or may not still require a deductible.)

On plain Medicare after you pay the deductible for the hospital, you are fully covered for 60 days only. After 60 days, you will have to come up with mo money

• Hospital days 61-90: $352 coinsurance per day of each benefit period
• Hospital days 91 and beyond: $704 coinsurance per each lifetime reserve day for each benefit period

my source: medicare.gov