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March 27, 2026

Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard’s eligibility for the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Program was assessed. The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates payments for uncompensated care services. Eligibility can be determined using two approaches: uncompensated care, based on a hospital’s score, and extraordinary expense, based on qualified claims exceeding certain cost thresholds. An engagement was conducted to […]

March 27, 2026

Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine – Lackawanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to allocate payments to hospitals for uncompensated care using either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine underwent procedures to verify claims eligibility and accuracy of days data for these payments. For the fiscal year ending June 30, […]

December 16, 2025

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children outlines the procedures and results related to claims submitted under the extraordinary expense approach for fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2023. The Department of Human Services (DHS) engaged procedures to verify the eligibility of St. Christopher’s claims, resulting in four out […]

December 16, 2025

UPMC Horizon – Mercer County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The UPMC Horizon report details the procedures and findings related to its eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment, under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides payments for uncompensated care services. Two approaches exist to determine eligibility: uncompensated care and extraordinary expense. The report’s procedures verified claims and days data submitted to the Pennsylvania Health […]

December 9, 2025

Wills Eye Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Wills Eye Hospital’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payment was reviewed in compliance with the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, which compensates hospitals for uncompensated care. The audit focused on verifying extraordinary expense claims and inpatient day data for fiscal years 2023 and 2024. Out of four reported extraordinary claims for FY 2024, three […]

December 9, 2025

UPMC Washington – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

UPMC Washington’s engagement process was conducted to determine eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payments, as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. This involved reviewing unpaid care services data and extraordinary expense claims made by UPMC Washington to DHS. UPMC used a combination of uncompensated care scores and extraordinary expense methods to qualify […]

December 9, 2025

UPMC St. Margaret – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to make payments to hospitals, like UPMC St. Margaret, for uncompensated care. Hospitals can qualify for payments through an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach, evaluated using a set of criteria. For the fiscal year ending June 2024, UPMC St. Margaret submitted four potential […]

December 9, 2025

UPMC Passavant – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves UPMC Passavant receiving state payments for uncompensated care costs under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. The Department of Human Services (DHS) uses specific criteria, including uncompensated care costs and extraordinary expenses, to determine eligibility for these payments. UPMC Passavant submitted claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and subsequent […]

December 9, 2025

UPMC Jameson – Lawrence County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals, including UPMC Jameson, for uncompensated care to uninsured patients. UPMC Jameson was evaluated to determine its eligibility for such payments through both the uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. The review confirmed that one claim qualified as an extraordinary expense, making […]

December 9, 2025

UPMC Hamot – Erie County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals like UPMC Hamot for uncompensated care. Hospitals can opt for payments based on uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expenses. UPMC Hamot reported 16 claims as potential extraordinary expenses, but only six qualified for payments. Claims were verified against data from the […]

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