Agreed that it's not exactly a free market right now, but pretending a truly free market would improve things is a little ridiculous. If you fall off a ladder a

Agreed that it's not exactly a free market right now, but pretending a truly free market would improve things is a little ridiculous. If you fall off a ladder are you going to be shopping around for a good price on an ambulance ride, calling ER's to get the best deal, etc? That assumes there is more than one hospital nearby, more than one ambulance company, etc. Much of the country only has one nearby ER. What happens in a "free" market when you absolutely have to purchase something from a monopoly?