AuditsAudit Category: Tobacco Settlement Funds

Bucktail Medical Center – Clinton County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care, using either an uncompensated care score or an extraordinary expense approach. Although the center did not qualify under the extraordinary expense method, errors were noted in their submitted inpatient and MA days data. Facilities must adjust claims per […]

Armstrong County Memorial Hospital – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

This assessment checked if the hospital met criteria for payments based on uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported no eligible extraordinary expense claims, rendering it ineligible under this method. Additionally, discrepancies were found in reported inpatient and Medical Assistance days for the fiscal year ending […]

UPMC East – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital – Butler County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Eagleville Hospital – Montgomery County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

UPMC Bedford – Bedford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Montgomery County MHMR Emergency Services – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Independence Health System Frick Hospital – Westmoreland County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pocono – Monroe County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2022

John Heinz Institute of Rehab Medicine – Luzerne County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026