Author: Dr. Bartley Bryt -- The cost of health care is hidden from consumers, and is rarely presented at point of care, if at all. And most consumers are unaware of the variability in unit costs. For example, in 2014, the “usual and customary” surgeon’s fee for gall bladder surgery in Queens, New York, was about $2,000. But 20 miles east in Nassau County, Long Island, where more doctors are in...