Huh. I've not thought of it as laundering, but I think you've basically summarised consulting in healthcare. Pay to legitimize and push through a pre-existing idea (eg let's close down a few ERs) or a delusion (e.g. lean, we don't need a waiting room) and say it was recommended by consultants to stakeholders and the public.
all consulting is like that, Partners/MDs at consulting companies meet with Board/CEOs to get rough idea of what they want/need, and quickly negotiates a consulting engagement contract to create PowerPoint with all the evidence and analysis gathered that supports CEO's initial idea.
This is the only reason why a 60+ PowerPoint slide deck can cost several millions dollars