AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

September 5, 2025

Pennsylvania Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) to disperse funds to hospitals for uncompensated care. Hospitals qualify through uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, Pennsylvania Hospital reported 64 potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims totaling $32,083,168.71. However, since the hospital did not […]

September 5, 2025

Penn Highlands Mon Valley – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act allows hospitals to receive payments for uncompensated care through either an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach. Penn Highlands Mon Valley underwent procedures to verify claims and data submitted for fiscal year 2024 eligibility under the extraordinary expense method. Five claims submitted were verified as eligible, potentially qualifying the […]

September 5, 2025

Meadows Psychiatric Center – Centre County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Meadows Psychiatric Center underwent a review for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Program, managed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, to assess its eligibility for subsidy payments. These payments offset uncompensated care provided by hospitals. The facility had one extraordinary expense claim meeting eligibility standards, verifying its qualification for payment under this method. The […]

September 5, 2025

Doylestown Hospital – Bucks County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Doylestown Hospital underwent procedures to assess its eligibility for extraordinary expense claims and validate reported claims and inpatient days data. Out of ten potentially eligible claims for the fiscal year 2024, seven qualified for payments under the extraordinary expense method for 2026. DHS […]

September 5, 2025

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center – Cambria County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center conducted a review of claims in relation to receiving funding under the Tobacco Settlement Act for uncompensated care services. The review sought to verify the eligibility of claims based on uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses for uninsured patients. The procedures determined that among 102 reported claims, only 10 qualified as […]

September 5, 2025

Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program report addresses the eligibility of the Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard for payments under the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. According to the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals can receive payments via uncompensated or extraordinary expense approaches. The report outlines the procedures used to verify claims and days data submitted by the […]

September 4, 2025

Conneaut Lake Regional Police Pension Plan – Crawford County – Reduced Period Engagement – Period Ended December 31, 2024

The compliance audit of the Conneaut Lake Regional Police Pension Plan for Crawford County, Pennsylvania, was conducted under the mandate of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act. The audit aimed to verify if corrective actions from a prior finding were addressed and to ensure compliance with relevant state laws and regulations. The […]

September 4, 2025

Tri-Community South EMS Non-Uniformed Pension Plan – Allegheny County – Reduced Period Engagement – Period Ended December 31, 2024

The compliance audit of Tri-Community South EMS Non-Uniformed Pension Plan, conducted by authority of Act 205 of 1984, aimed to ensure adherence to state laws and regulations. The audit checked whether prior corrective actions were taken and if the pension plan was properly administered concerning state aid, employer contributions, and retirement benefits. The plan was […]

September 4, 2025

Oxford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan – Adams County – Reduced Period Engagement – Period Ended December 31, 2024

An audit of the Oxford Township Non-Uniformed Pension Plan, guided by the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act (Act 205), assessed compliance with relevant laws and policies for the years ending in 2024. The audit reviewed state aid deposits, employer contributions, and benefit calculations from 2019-2024. It found that Oxford Township received state […]

September 4, 2025

New Brighton Borough Police Pension Plan – Beaver County – Reduced Period Engagement – Period Ended December 31, 2024

A compliance audit of the New Brighton Borough Police Pension Plan was conducted under the authority of Pennsylvania’s Act 205, ensuring state aid to municipal pensions is used according to the law. The audit assessed the handling of state and employer contributions, employee deductions, retirement benefit disbursements, and the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. The plan […]

AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

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