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June 6, 2025

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital – Bradford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital participates in a Tobacco Settlement Program mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001 to receive payments for uncompensated care services. Two methods, uncompensated care and extraordinary expense, determine hospital payments based on specific criteria such as claims exceeding twice the average cost and total inpatient days. The hospital underwent […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center – Luzerne County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center conducted an evaluation for potential payments from the Tobacco Settlement Act concerning uncompensated care services. Through procedures developed by the Department of Human Services (DHS), the assessment determined if the facility could qualify for payments under unreimbursed extraordinary expense claims or uncompensated care approaches. Out of ten submitted claims […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Medical Center Muncy – Lycoming County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Geisinger Medical Center Muncy participated in a review to assess eligibility for payments under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds to hospitals for uncompensated care. The review aimed to verify data related to uncompensated care and potential extraordinary expense claims for fiscal year 2024. No eligible extraordinary expense claims were identified, meaning the facility […]

June 6, 2025

Geisinger Community Medical Center – Lackawanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The report outlines the evaluation of the Geisinger Community Medical Center’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments. The Tobacco Settlement Act allows payments for uncompensated or extraordinary expense approaches. Data from the Medical Center was evaluated for reported claims and inpatient days. Six out of seven claims met the criteria for extraordinary expenses. The […]

June 6, 2025

Fulton County Medical Center – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Fulton County Medical Center (FCMC) received a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) regarding its eligibility under the Tobacco Settlement Payment program for 2026. The program provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care. FCMC’s eligibility and potential payment depend on meeting criteria related to their uncompensated care score or extraordinary expense […]

June 6, 2025

Endless Mountains Health System – Susquehanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Endless Mountains Health System’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment was evaluated under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which supports hospitals by covering uncompensated care costs. For the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024, the facility had no eligible extraordinary expense claims, which disqualifies it from payments under this method unless new […]

June 6, 2025

Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center – Somerset County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center submitted claims under the Tobacco Settlement Program, which provides payments for uncompensated care services. After evaluation by the Department of Human Services (DHS), it was determined that the center’s single potentially eligible extraordinary expense claim did not meet the necessary criteria, rendering it ineligible for payment under the extraordinary expense […]

May 6, 2025

Penn Highlands Tyrone – Blair County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The report addresses Penn Highlands Tyrone’s involvement in the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Program Payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act, mandated for hospitals with uncompensated care. The Department of Human Services (DHS) assesses facility claims for payments based on uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims. The report states that Penn Highlands Tyrone did not have […]

May 6, 2025

Kidspeace Hospital – Lehigh County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services, with two eligibility approaches: uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. Kidspeace Hospital submitted data verifying its claims and total inpatient days for review. The audit confirmed the accuracy of the reported inpatient days but found no eligible extraordinary expense claims for the 2026 Tobacco […]

May 6, 2025

Kensington Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services as per the Tobacco Settlement Act. Hospitals can qualify for payments through uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. The procedure involves verifying claims and inpatient days data submitted by hospitals. For the Kensington Hospital, no claims met the criteria for extraordinary expense payments […]

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