Going back a few years both manager groups in those countries would have private insurance or for the Canadians they would cross the border to have serious procedures performed. They all said the government coverage was good for the basics but not for anything special.
Same thing I would view here, less doctors, long lines for basic stuff. The good doctors would only take cash or private insurance and you would end up with a halves and halves not type of thing.
The biggest issue is that the amount of R+D that goes into to Pharma, if that were to dry up I am concerned that medical cures will slow dramatically.