Geisinger Medical Center – Montour County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires hospitals to provide uncompensated care data to determine eligibility for payments. Geisinger Medical Center submitted claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, with 80 potentially eligible claims for extraordinary expenses. Evaluations determined that only 10 out of the 80 claims met the criteria for these payments. Claims not meeting criteria were typically settled by patients or insurance. Procedures defined with the Department of Human Services involved verifying claim eligibility and inpatient day data, noting limitations on evaluating data reliability. Consequently, Geisinger could receive Tobacco Settlement Payments in 2026 for validated extraordinary expense claims. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.