[DoodleDawg]

Ryan has advocated transforming Medicare from a federal program to a private model where seniors would rely on federal subsidies to buy private insurance.

So how much would private healthcare insurance for an 84 year old with heart problems and Alzheimer's cost? And how much would the subsidy be?

[Mr. Douglas]

So how much would private healthcare insurance for an 84 year old with heart problems and Alzheimer’s cost?

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$39.95 a month. :-)

Seriously, we could treat it like life insurance. You get it and keep it for life. If you wait until you are old and/or sick to get it, it’s going to cost so much you may not be able to afford it.

People die. It’s part of life. The government has no obligation to use tax payer funds to supply health care subsidies for anybody, nor should they. Private citizens, out of their own sense of charity, should be the sole fix for this. This includes organizations put together by private citizens.