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November 20, 2025

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

The report outlines the procedures and results of Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill’s audit related to the Pennsylvania Tobacco Settlement program for the 2026 payment year. Conducted by the Auditor General’s office, the audit evaluated the facility’s reported claims and days data to determine eligibility under uncompensated care and extraordinary expense methods. The investigation found one […]

November 20, 2025

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

The Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono’s report for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment reveals that through the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals receive financial support from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for uncompensated care services. The hospital’s eligibility was assessed through procedures confirming claims and data accuracy. For claims filed under extraordinary expenses for the fiscal […]

November 20, 2025

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

The Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program, which disburses payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. The facility may qualify for payments based on extraordinary expense claims or uncompensated care scores, using various data elements. An audit was performed to verify claims and inpatient days eligibility for the 2026 payment. […]

November 20, 2025

Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital – Schuylkill County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment is under review, following the Tobacco Settlement Act meant to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care. The review determined that all five extraordinary expense claims submitted by the hospital qualified, potentially making the facility eligible for payment under the extraordinary expense approach. The procedures also […]

November 20, 2025

Alle-Kiski Medical Center – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Allegheny Health Network, overseeing Alle-Kiski Medical Center, was evaluated for eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments, based on the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. This act allows qualifying hospitals to receive payments for uncompensated care through uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. The audit aimed to verify Alle-Kiski’s reported claims and total inpatient […]

November 20, 2025

Allegheny General Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care through two methods: the uncompensated care approach or the extraordinary expense approach. An assessment at Allegheny General Hospital identified four claims eligible as extraordinary expense claims for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. Data verification showed minor discrepancies […]

November 20, 2025

Allegheny Health Network Wexford Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to reimburse hospitals for uncompensated care via two methods: uncompensated care approach and extraordinary expense approach. AHN Wexford Hospital underwent a claims evaluation process for the fiscal year ended June 2024 to determine eligibility for the 2026 payment. The deployment of specific procedures validated […]

November 18, 2025

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute’s 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment report details procedures and evaluations regarding claims under the Tobacco Settlement Act. The act allows hospitals to receive compensation for providing uncompensated care through either the uncompensated care approach or the extraordinary expense approach. Evaluations were performed for potentially eligible expense claims from the fiscal year ending […]

October 24, 2025

UPMC Cole – Potter County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involved an evaluation of UPMC Cole’s eligibility for payments related to uncompensated care as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act. This assessment was intended to verify claims for uncompensated services provided to uninsured patients and to ensure their accuracy. The procedures involved examining UPMC Cole’s reported claims for eligibility based on […]

October 24, 2025

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care, using either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital typically uses the uncompensated care method but reported 31 extraordinary expense claims worth $12 million for the fiscal year 2024. Due to the hospital’s choice not […]

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