Healthcare costs are making America sick: Here’s what we can do about it May 1, 2022 Auto Bot Consumer / Employer, Cost Transparency, healthcare costs, hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Payers, Physicians, regulations 0 Cost is a primary reason people avoid or delay care, even when they are insured. But increasingly consumers are talking with providers, shopping around and taking advantage of cost transparency tools to access the care they need.