'Tis true

When I was years, years younger,
And  traveling in my car,
I'd find the radio station
And tune in to NPR.

I heard a noted doctor,
 one expert in the field,
Discussing medical options
And the problems
That would yield.

"When people reach age 60,"
He asserted with true flair,
"A million, jillion dollars
We will spend on their health care."

I really couldn't comprehend
How this could come to be.
What possible expenses
Could amount to such a fee?

Fast forward to the present:
MRI, CAT and the  EKG,
And ailing seniors scrambling,
Hoping to be ailment-free.

A test for every symptom
With findings we may rue.
As to many many jillions,
Ah, tis true, Tis true.



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