It is impossible to even have anything resembling a "free market" for healthcare. Free markets in that sense require that what's being bought be a commodity: it

It is impossible to even have anything resembling a "free market" for healthcare. Free markets in that sense require that what's being bought be a commodity: it can't be something that's life or death, the buyer has to be able to shop around, has to have perfect information, and has to have ample differentiated options within easy reach. None of those are likely with (especially non-elective) healthcare. Healthcare must be treated as a human right, not a profit center.