"Is healthcare an actual market in the real sense, or are we just pretending it is?" Who actually is pretending this is a real market? In a functioning market

"Is healthcare an actual market in the real sense, or are we just pretending it is?" Who actually is pretending this is a real market? In a functioning market all participants have access to the relevant information, there is choice and competition. * With employer based insurance you basically have no or minimal choice. * Getting information from providers and hospitals to make a decision is extremely hard to impossible * Pharmacies have contracts that forbid them to inform patients about alternatives * Insurances' websites often list doctors that not in network anymore The system in the US is very far away from anything resembling a market.