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Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital – Clinton County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital’s eligibility for the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment was reviewed. The claims submitted did not meet the criteria for extraordinary expense claims, making the hospital ineligible for payments under that method unless additional claims are submitted and approved. For reported […]

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Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital – Columbia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital is part of the Tobacco Settlement Program, through which it may receive payments for uncompensated care services. This program, established by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, allows hospitals to choose between two approaches for determining payment eligibility: uncompensated care or extraordinary expense claims. In 2025, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital reported three […]

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Foundations Behavioral Health – Bucks County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care using two approaches: uncompensated care or extraordinary expense. Foundations Behavioral Health was evaluated for its eligibility under these methods. The engagement found no extraordinary expense claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, rendering the facility ineligible […]

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Fairmount Behavioral Health System – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

Fairmount Behavioral Health System was audited under the Tobacco Settlement Act for eligibility to receive payments based on uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. The audit checks claims data for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, to ensure compliance with Medicaid and Medicare requirements. No eligible extraordinary expense claims were found for Fairmount, disqualifying them […]

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Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital – Montgomery County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital’s was audited for potential payments based on two methods: uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. Both approaches involve analyzing data elements like care costs and inpatient days. The recent audit indicates that for the year ending June 30, 2025, Brooke Glen did not have claims qualifying for extraordinary expense payments […]

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Meadows Psychiatric Center – Centre County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The report outlines the procedures and findings related to the eligibility of the Meadows Psychiatric Center for payments from the Tobacco Settlement Program for providing uncompensated care services. The audit assessed the accuracy of claims and days data submitted by the facility for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of two potentially eligible extraordinary […]

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Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital – Lancaster County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital’s 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment Data report outlines the evaluation of the hospital’s eligibility for tobacco settlement funds under the Pennsylvania Tobacco Settlement Act. The eligibility is based on uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. The report confirms that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the hospital did not have […]

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services through either an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia submitted claims for possible reimbursement under these guidelines. In verifying the hospital’s fiscal reports for eligibility, of 232 extraordinary […]

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Belmont Behavioral Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

Belmont Behavioral Hospital was audited to assess eligibility for the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment, based on criteria from the Tobacco Settlement Act mandating the Department of Human Services to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care. The hospital was evaluated for both uncompensated care and extraordinary expenses methodologies. Findings indicated the hospital had no eligible extraordinary expense […]

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Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital – Westmoreland County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program, established by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, provides financial payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital underwent procedures to verify eligibility for these payments under the extraordinary expense method for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The facility reported six potentially eligible extraordinary expense […]

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