AuditsAudit Category: Tobacco Settlement Funds
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital – Clarion County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026
The Independence Health System Clarion Hospital was assessed for eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment in compliance with Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. The evaluation revealed that the hospital’s reported potentially eligible extraordinary expense claim did not meet the required criteria, making it ineligible for payment under the extraordinary expense method unless additional claims are […]
Fairmount Behavioral Health System – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026
The Fairmount Behavioral Health System was assessed regarding its eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Program payments. This program, based on the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, compensates hospitals for uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. The review examined Fairmount’s reported claims and inpatient and Medical Assistance (MA) days. For the fiscal year ending June 30, […]
Children’s Home of Pittsburgh – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh underwent a review regarding their eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment, mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act for providing uncompensated care services. The review involved verifying claims and days data reported to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and the Department of Human Services (DHS). The facility did […]
Bucktail Medical Center – Clinton County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026
The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care, using either an uncompensated care score or an extraordinary expense approach. Although the center did not qualify under the extraordinary expense method, errors were noted in their submitted inpatient and MA days data. Facilities must adjust claims per […]
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026
This assessment checked if the hospital met criteria for payments based on uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported no eligible extraordinary expense claims, rendering it ineligible under this method. Additionally, discrepancies were found in reported inpatient and Medical Assistance days for the fiscal year ending […]