VT program was full in 6 days and they think it wasn't worth it. This article is misleading in saying it was a cash payment. In reality VT's program was reimbursement, and they realized the people using it were going to move there anyway and had the means to pay for it, so now they wonder the value of it.
Maybe the competition will make the cash payments worth it? There are probably better ways than cash payments in mast/all circumstances though.