> As an example in support of this, healthcare is barely price-regulated and hardly run by the government in America, and is thus extortionate.

They are supply-regulated by governments. According to Niskanen Center, the high cost of health care is due to the American Medical Association limiting new accredited medical schools and certificate-of-need laws limiting new hospitals. https://www.niskanencenter.org/faster_fairer/liberating_the_...