Healthcare is almost the farthest thing from a free market in the US. There are 35 states with certificate of need laws which allow existing hospitals to veto t

Healthcare is almost the farthest thing from a free market in the US. There are 35 states with certificate of need laws which allow existing hospitals to veto the opening of new hospitals. The US government sets funding for residencies and in effect sets the supply of doctors. In poor states Medicaid and Medicare are the largest payers into health systems. The FDA controls what medicines can be prescribed and for what reasons. You’re not going to find any libertarians who have anything nice to say about US healthcare.