The premise, of course...
Is that the private medical industry, including medical professionals, will always operate from the lowest possible motivations, while if the government runs it, things will be done only from the highest motivations. My observations over the years do not tend to support this.
Do you honestly think doctors don't work hard now to see that preventative treatments are used to the best effect?
The point of the thing was not the exact number--speaking of red herrings--it was Obama essentially painting doctors as crooks who would gleefully cut off a foot to make more money. But then, whenever the government has its eye on taking over an industry, one of its main tools is demonizing that industry.