I don't think I can agree that we are fast approaching anything like this. More and more older folks are going to places like Panama, Costa Rica and even Mexico for medical treatment. And they're spending 1/10th the cost and coming back with wonderful stories praising the facilities and doctors.
The fact that they are going abroad is because they cannot afford medical treatment here. More so, when it gets rationed and it is coming. Obamacare cannot keep going the way it is going because costs are going thru the roof! Doctors and nurses will not work for free and Medicare reimbursements way down.