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May 27, 2026

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 […]

May 27, 2026

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 […]

May 26, 2026

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 […]

May 14, 2026

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 […]

May 14, 2026

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 […]

May 14, 2026

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 […]

May 14, 2026

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 […]

May 4, 2026

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 […]

May 4, 2026

Endless Mountains Health System – Susquehanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program mandates that the Department of Human Services (DHS) makes payments to hospitals for uncompensated care using the uncompensated care approach or extraordinary expense method. An audit of the Endless Mountains Health System in Pennsylvania determined it reported no potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims for the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. For […]

May 3, 2026

Canonsburg Hospital – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Canonsburg Hospital report details its analysis concerning eligibility for the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment, under the stipulations of the Tobacco Settlement Act, which aids hospitals providing uncompensated care. The facility’s claims were evaluated to determine if any extraordinary expenses could qualify for compensation. It was found that for the fiscal year ending June 30, […]

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