[bfdm]

This is widely understood to mean "free to the patient at time of use/need". Stop being deliberately obtuse.

[Gud]

I disagree with you. It is better to use precise language.

“Free healthcare” is an obvious political term used by people who are in favor of tax funded healthcare. FWIW I come from Sweden where we do have “free healthcare”, and it’s usually referred to as skattefinansierad, which means tax funded…

[BSDobelix]

>This is widely understood to mean "free to the patient at time of use/need".

This is called insurance, sometimes provided by society sometimes by business or a mix of both, but never is it "free".