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November 25, 2025

Western Pennsylvania Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The letter outlines the procedures performed for Western Pennsylvania Hospital’s possible eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment. Under the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals receive payments for uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. The procedures aimed to verify the eligibility of reported claims and inpatient days data for fiscal years ending in 2023 and 2024. Eleven […]

November 25, 2025

UPMC Pinnacle – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services, based on a facility’s uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. UPMC Pinnacle, a hospital under UPMC in Harrisburg, PA, is being assessed for such payments. In 2024, UPMC reported 46 extraordinary expense claims; after review, 29 met eligibility criteria. The program compares hospital data […]

November 25, 2025

UPMC Magee Womens Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act enables hospitals to receive funds for uncompensated care through two approaches: an uncompensated care score or extraordinary expenses for uninsured inpatient service claims. Following departmental requests, specific procedures were developed to determine eligible claims at UPMC Magee Womens Hospital for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment. For fiscal year 2024 claims, only […]

November 25, 2025

UPMC Lititz – Lancaster County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The report outlines the procedures performed to verify UPMC Lititz’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments, aimed at reimbursing uncompensated care. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services required the verification of extraordinary expense claims and total inpatient days reported by the facility. Of the 24 claims evaluated, five met the criteria as extraordinary expenses. […]

November 25, 2025

Lehigh Valley Hospital – Lehigh County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Lehigh Valley Hospital is under review for potential payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds for uncompensated care services. The Department of Human Services (DHS) mandates this review to determine eligibility using either uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported 114 claims, […]

November 25, 2025

Canonsburg Hospital – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves compensation to hospitals for uncompensated care. Canonsburg Hospital was evaluated for potential eligibility under the program for extraordinary expenses and uncompensated care claims. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) assessed Canonsburg Hospital’s claims and inpatient days data, using specified procedures despite limitations due to data reliability concerns. The hospital […]

November 25, 2025

Abington Hospital – Montgomery County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Abington Hospital is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program established by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, which mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Payments are based either on uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims. The hospital reported 29 extraordinary expense claims for fiscal […]

November 20, 2025

Wellspan York Hospital – York County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide payments to hospitals like Wellspan York Hospital for uncompensated care services. These payments can be granted through two approaches: uncompensated care, based on a hospital’s uncompensated care score calculated from fifteen data elements, and extraordinary expense, based on claims exceeding twice the […]

November 20, 2025

UPMC Williamsport – Lycoming County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

In November 2025, the UPMC Williamsport facility was evaluated for eligibility under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds for hospitals offering uncompensated care. The act allows payments through either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. UPMC Williamsport reported 11 potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and all […]

November 20, 2025

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program provided an overview of its 2026 payment distribution framework for UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. The Department of Human Services (DHS) allocates funds to hospitals under the Tobacco Settlement Act, either through an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach, based on various criteria. An assessment was conducted to verify the claims […]

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