Stossel is oversimplifying what it takes to effectively treat serious diseases. Just because the diagnosis is lung cancer does not mean that he doesn't suffer from sufficiently serious heart disease making surgery impossible.
I survived multiple medical crises two years ago and owe my life to a team of half a dozen specialists working together to get me through. It cost my insurer a bundle and I don't resent a single dollar of it.
If those doctors live in mansions and drive expensive cars that I can't afford, I'm fine with it.
God forbid, if anything went wrong during surgery, then I’ll bet Stossel would have his lawyer on the case, and one of the first things checked would be if there were any standard pre-operatives tests or procedures that were not followed.
Yeah, complaining about overtreating cancer is taking the libertarian angle too far...which wouldn’t be the first time libertarians took things too far.
But I suspect that nobody has taken the time to explain to him why he needs this or that test.