Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital – Bradford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program report outlines how the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, under the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, sought payments for uncompensated care services. Hospitals may qualify for payments using either uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. The engagement aimed to verify the eligibility of reported claims and the accuracy of inpatient days data for fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and 2025. The hospital did not have eligible extraordinary expense claims, making it ineligible for payments under this method for 2027 unless additional claims are submitted and eligible. Discrepancies in reported inpatient days were noted, attributed mainly to reporting errors. The report provides guidance on submitting adjustments during the self-verification process and encourages submitting additional claims by October 31, 2026. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.