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 […]
Temple University Hospital’s eligibility for payments under the Tobacco Settlement Program was assessed based on uncompensated care and extraordinary expense approaches. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported 17 extraordinary expense claims; 15 met eligibility criteria. These claims are critical for qualifying under the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year’s extraordinary expense […]
Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital participated in the Tobacco Settlement Program, which compensates hospitals for uncompensated care via the Department of Human Services (DHS). The facility was evaluated for its eligibility for the 2026 settlement payments through two approaches: uncompensated care and extraordinary expense. The review determined that the hospital had four eligible extraordinary […]
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store 5146 in Philadelphia underwent an examination for the period between October 24, 2024, and October 20, 2025, to assess compliance with PLCB operating procedures. The examination, not conducted under professional auditing standards, revealed compliance except for issues noted in the findings. These findings include […]
An examination of Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store 5126, operated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), was conducted for the period of October 9, 2024, to October 14, 2025, by the Department of the Auditor General. The examination assessed compliance with PLCB operating procedures, focusing on inventory counts, financial deposits, internal control reports, […]
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 […]
The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care, using either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital typically uses the uncompensated care method but reported 31 extraordinary expense claims worth $12 million for the fiscal year 2024. Due to the hospital’s choice not […]
The Tobacco Settlement Program, under the Tobacco Settlement Act, provides financial assistance to hospitals for uncompensated care services. For the 2026 payment year, Roxborough Memorial Hospital reported two extraordinary expense claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, both of which qualified under the necessary criteria. The hospital’s reporting of inpatient and MA days […]
The examination report of the Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store 5154 in Philadelphia, conducted by the Department of the Auditor General for the period from August 20, 2024, to September 9, 2025, assessed the store’s compliance with Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) procedures. The examination included inventory counts, financial deposit reviews, and verification of […]
The 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment report for Jefferson Health Northeast outlines procedures for determining eligibility for payments based on uncompensated care services, as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. DHS required verification of uncompensated care claims submitted by the facility using data elements such as claim costs and patient days. For the fiscal […]