Good post, as you highlighted and others ahve said there are so many inefficiencies and they're revealed through various models and pathways around the country. Streamline the process a bit and involve more big data and collaboration and there's a lot of cost savings to be had.

To the one I highlighted here, a similar one is nursing, they deliver similar care at a much lower cost but as of now NP's aren't granted full autonomy in over half the country. It's the more populated, liberal states with lots of doctors that are holding this back, and study after study shows that nursing care produces at least the same level of outcomes as doctor care. Tens of thousands of NP's around the country would be free to open their own clinics and drive down cost of care; more patient-focused, preventative and comprehensive care than doctors typically can provide.

That's not one these guys will likely solve but it's low hanging fruit, imo, in helping to bend the cost curve down both in terms of cost of care and reducing health risks before they become chronic issues.