The Free Market Medical Association
Repairing American Healthcare, one Transparent Transaction at a Time
Healthcare in America is in trouble.
Anyone who has ever received a pile of unexpected, incomprehensible medical bills from different providers and tried to cross-reference them with insurance EOB’s knows it. Anyone who’s ever tried to get an estimate of costs before a major surgery, imaging procedure or even a basic doctor visit knows it.
At the Free Market Medical Association, we’ve found a solution.
And it isn’t more regulation, new laws or more watchdogs. It’s far simpler. It’s trusting the same, natural market forces that work in every other facet of our lives – from buying a car to ordering dinner – to work in medicine.
When a patient or other buyer searches for healthcare, and is able to:
Shop comprehensive, transparent prices published by providers.
Make an informed decision about the right value to place on care.
Receive that care.
That's free market medicine in action.
Willing Buyers
Patients & self-insured employers who make healthcare purchasing decisions based on cost and quality.
Good Faith Facilitators
Businesses who help connect buyers & providers while abiding by Free Market Pillars. (TPAs, Health Shares, etc.)
Sellers
Honest sellers of healthcare goods & services who believe in providing up-front, bundled prices and cost-efficient, high-quality care.
No bad-faith, large insurance carriers muddying the waters.
No inflated costs to sell artificially manufactured discounts.
No surprise bills.
No collections agencies.
Just a willing buyer, a willing seller and (sometimes) a good-faith facilitator helping connect the two.
Believe it or not, when healthcare works along these free-market guidelines, patients pay drastically less for care, providers are paid more and paid more quickly, and the outcomes are almost universally superior to the traditional hospital and insurance paradigm.
ShopHealth
Arm yourself with real, comprehensive and transparent prices for virtually any surgery in any part of the United States. Our members voluntarily post their best prices, so you can compare services and find the highest quality at the best price!
Pillars of the FMMA
Transparent Prices
Comprehensive, up-front, bundled prices for every procedure and service are publicly published and 100% patient- and plan-agnostic.
Value Shopping & Comparison
Patients can shop providers, compare prices and arrive at a value that is right for them. Price is not the product. Care is the product.
Agreement
Patients and providers (and vendors, when applicable) agree on a procedure, mutually beneficial price and up-front payment.
The Healthcare Status Quo
Success Stories
Across the United States, providers, patients and payers are forging a new path in free-market medicine. See just a few of their stories here.
Become a Member
Join the FMMA today and be a part of this free-market revolution in healthcare!
Support for the FMMA
Meet our sponsors and supporters, and learn how you can become one, too.
2026 Annual Conference
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Chapters
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