Pay for Performance

NPR story on healthcare. Hospital improved care and lowered cost by basing pay on performance, not on the number of tests ordered and surgeries performed. Wow. So it is possible to lower costs and improve care? Really? I didn't think that was possible. (can you detect the sarcasm here?)I can't find the story online anywhere! I'll keep looking for it.

Banks want out of TARP, because TARP is bad. Boo-Hoo! Frakin' banks! First they neeed TARP, are willing to go for it, then when they don't want it, they think they can just walk away? Frak you, banks! They don't want to pay for performance, just like hospitals.