Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program, which provides payments for uncompensated care under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. The medical center had 44 claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, evaluated for potential extraordinary expenses. Out of these, 15 claims qualified for extraordinary expense payments, meaning the costs of these uninsured patient claims were more than twice the average cost of all claims for the facility. The remaining claims were disqualified for various reasons, such as payment by insurance or patients. Additionally, the facility’s reported inpatient and medical assistance days for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, were assessed for accuracy, revealing some discrepancies due to reporting errors. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.