[Notary Sojac]

I much prefer the idea of a Medicare lien.

Once Medicare has spent more for a person's care than that person paid into Medicare (plus a reasonable allowance for compound interest) during their working life, any further amounts spent by Medicare would be assessed against that person's estate.

Those Freepers who still claim that "I'm only getting back what I paid in!" should have no problem with this.......

[Buckeye McFrog]

Once Medicare has spent more for a person's care than that person paid into Medicare (plus a reasonable allowance for compound interest) during their working life, any further amounts spent by Medicare would be assessed against that person's estate

First you'd need to pass a Constitutional Amendment banning euthanasia. Otherwise the people in the will would be sending you off to the next life quicker than you could say Kevorkian.