"The US has long ago abandoned free market healthcare." Not true. Like literally every sector of a mixed economy, there is government interference. And sure, t

"The US has long ago abandoned free market healthcare." Not true. Like literally every sector of a mixed economy, there is government interference. And sure, there is a lot more in the healthcare industry than most. But it does operate as a highly regulated market system wherein private enterprises compete and consumers make decisions. And certainly it is not strictly "free market", but then again nothing is.