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June 6, 2025

Penn Highlands Huntingdon – Huntingdon County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program at Penn Highlands Huntingdon is assessed to determine eligibility for a subsidy from the Tobacco Settlement Payment for uncompensated care. The program uses either an uncompensated care or an extraordinary expense approach, with eligibility based on factors like hospital care costs and days. Penn Highlands Huntingdon reported one qualifying extraordinary expense […]

June 6, 2025

Nazareth Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The letter addresses the results of a review conducted to determine the eligibility of Nazareth Hospital for payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act. The Act enables hospitals to receive payments for uncompensated care, utilizing either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. Procedures were developed to verify claims and days reported by the hospital, revealing […]

June 6, 2025

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital – Delaware County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care. Payments are determined through uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. Procedures were developed to verify claims at facilities like Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. The hospital reported no eligible extraordinary expense claims for 2024, making it ineligible for the 2026 […]

June 6, 2025

Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital – Lancaster County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital participated in the Tobacco Settlement Program to potentially receive funds for uncompensated healthcare services. The hospital’s eligibility for payment under the extraordinary expense method was assessed by verifying reported claims and inpatient days data. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported one potentially eligible extraordinary claim, but it […]

June 6, 2025

Heritage Valley Beaver – Beaver County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services mandated payments to hospitals under the Tobacco Settlement Act to cover uncompensated care. Heritage Valley Beaver was evaluated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for eligibility based on extraordinary expense claims and uncompensated care days. Ten out of eleven expense claims were substantiated to qualify for the […]

June 6, 2025

Guthrie Troy Community Hospital – Bradford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The letter from Timothy L. DeFoor, the Auditor General, details the procedures performed to assess the eligibility of Guthrie Troy Community Hospital for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment. Under the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals may receive compensation for uncompensated care through either an uncompensated care approach, calculated by a set of data elements, or an […]

June 6, 2025

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital – Bradford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital participates in a Tobacco Settlement Program mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001 to receive payments for uncompensated care services. Two methods, uncompensated care and extraordinary expense, determine hospital payments based on specific criteria such as claims exceeding twice the average cost and total inpatient days. The hospital underwent […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center – Luzerne County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center conducted an evaluation for potential payments from the Tobacco Settlement Act concerning uncompensated care services. Through procedures developed by the Department of Human Services (DHS), the assessment determined if the facility could qualify for payments under unreimbursed extraordinary expense claims or uncompensated care approaches. Out of ten submitted claims […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Medical Center Muncy – Lycoming County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Geisinger Medical Center Muncy participated in a review to assess eligibility for payments under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds to hospitals for uncompensated care. The review aimed to verify data related to uncompensated care and potential extraordinary expense claims for fiscal year 2024. No eligible extraordinary expense claims were identified, meaning the facility […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Community Medical Center – Lackawanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The report outlines the evaluation of the Geisinger Community Medical Center’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments. The Tobacco Settlement Act allows payments for uncompensated or extraordinary expense approaches. Data from the Medical Center was evaluated for reported claims and inpatient days. Six out of seven claims met the criteria for extraordinary expenses. The […]

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