[8note]

I'd expect a good portion of deaths involve very expensive health care for the last few months or years of life.

Live off dividends, then sell to pay for the healthcare right before you die

[rgmerk]

In the US.

In most other developed countries a) healthcare is funded by the government (to a first approximation). b) end-of-life healthcare expenditure is considerably lower outside the US.

[ghaff]

And Medicare for those 65 and older in the US is funded by the government.