Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital – Lebanon County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care, with facilities choosing between either an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach. Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital’s eligibility for these payments was reviewed by developing specific procedures to verify claims data and inpatient days. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the hospital reported 15 potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims, of which seven qualified and could make the hospital eligible for a 2027 payment. The facility needs to adjust its claims data in the PHC4 database to ensure accuracy and eligibility. Additionally, any claims that now qualify as self-pay but weren’t initially submitted should be reported by October 31, 2026. DHS will use the verified data to calculate the hospital’s subsidy entitlement under the extraordinary expense or uncompensated care methods. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.