I never said mandate. But too many assume medicine can be modeled completely on free markets. Free market works if the consumer has the option of not buying the product if the prices are too high. A drug that keeps you alive doesn’t fit that model. You simply cannot say no and die.
It’s not immoral to die. It’s immoral to steal and force people to hand over resources (work/money/time) for someone else’s concept of “fairness” and “morality”.
Ok, I die without food. How is food any different? Do you want the government to control food?
If you find that you have to rely on some kind of medical procedure or pharmaceutical product to stay alive and healthy, and you don't have the financial means to pay for these products or services yourself, then you really are at the mercy of those who make those products or perform those services.
While it might seem harsh to apply basic principles of economics to matters of life and death, there's no getting around the fact that these principles apply even in these cases -- perhaps especially in these cases.
I couldn't invent a life-saving drug if you gave me 50 years and unlimited financial resources to work on it, so there's no way in hell I'm going to dictate financial terms to someone else who can do it.