I really wish apologists for the current US healthcare system could actually agree that it's nothing like their vaunted "free market apples" example of capitali

I really wish apologists for the current US healthcare system could actually agree that it's nothing like their vaunted "free market apples" example of capitalism. If anything, actual competition, within some limitations to avoid monopolies capturing key markets (insulin anyone?) could do wonders: If I want an apple, I see a price, think "yep sounds good" and pay it. If the apple is rotten and I return it only to have the vendor say "sorry sucker!", I take my money elsewhere. If I get in a bad accident, I am in no decision to make decisions about where to get care; I may not even be conscious. Moreover, I am orders of magnitude more knowledgeable about what apples I like and what they ought to cost than I am about what medical procedures I need. Delegating those decisions ought to be a sacred act enshrined in law, the Hippocratic oath, and relatively high pay for medical professionals (that job is hard). So long as the US has the right to emergency care for anyone, taxpayers will continue shouldering that bill when folks can't pay. I get being for "personal liberty and freedom", but paying for Unemployed Uncle Fred's blood pressure medication is a far cheaper prospect than his massive heart attack. I'm so glad I moved out of there to a sane country that, although it doesn't have single-payer, has a heavily regulated free market and no crazy medical bankruptcies.