Care Access interview questions

I applied to the Clinical Vendor Specialist role on February 19th 2025 and was contacted by Care Access for an initial phone screen on February 25th, 2025. Considering the current market, the turn around time was fast and I truly appreciated this. The phone screen was standard. We went over my resume, qualifications and experience. I was asked my salary expectations so I inquired what the salary range for the position was. I was told that the salary range was 68k-78k. I said that sounded fine, as my bare minimum salary requirement was 70k. In hindsight, I shouldn't have made that comment. I had my first interview with a Senior Manager on March 11. The manager was kind, talkative and very open about the work that needed to be done as well as Care Access' expectations. The interview was professional and evolved into an actual conversation, which is my preference. During this conversation, I did raise my concerns about the 2023 layoffs that happened with the company, as I wanted to ensure that this was unlikely to happen again. The manager was open and honest and helped ease any potential concerns for the time being. During the interview, the manager made it a point to stress the fact that the team remained busy and some people do wear "multiple hats" and that although not explicitly stated, overtime would be inevitable. As I was leaving a company that shared these same similarities, I came to understand that this meant the team was significantly understaffed (even if they did hire me or anyone else for the role). However, I was up for the challenge as long as I could be compensated fairly. On March 19th, I was given the second and final interview the Vice President. The interview was very cordial and switched between conversation and work/skill related questions. Numerous questions were asked regarding past potential scenarios, past scenarios and how one could have handled situations differently or better. I found the questions to be fair and applicable to the role. The Vice President also stressed how busy the team could be. I again, noted this. On March 25th, Care Access reached out to me with a Job Offer. I was offered 70k for the role. I asked why, considering my experience and certifications as well as the perceived amount of work, I was offered a salary on the lowest end of the range. I was told that "You said 70k was your minimum". I asked what I would need to do in order to get the higher end of the salary range and if there were anything about my qualifications that the hiring manager may have thought made me less qualified, however I was told that no feedback was given. I then counter-offered at 75k. The next day, I was told that the hiring manager countered at 72k and provided no further feedback or answers to my inquiry. At this point, there were just too many red flags: the layoffs, wearing multiple hats, lack of feedback and impudence regarding my time and value. I declined the offer. I feel Care Access has the potential to be a great company and I respect the people that I spoke with, but more value needs to be placed on their employees and potential employees' time and work.