AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

November 20, 2025

UPMC Williamsport – Lycoming County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

In November 2025, the UPMC Williamsport facility was evaluated for eligibility under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds for hospitals offering uncompensated care. The act allows payments through either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach. UPMC Williamsport reported 11 potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and all […]

November 20, 2025

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program provided an overview of its 2026 payment distribution framework for UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. The Department of Human Services (DHS) allocates funds to hospitals under the Tobacco Settlement Act, either through an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach, based on various criteria. An assessment was conducted to verify the claims […]

November 20, 2025

UPMC Northwest – Venango County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

In November 2025, UPMC Northwest’s Chief Financial Officer, Bradley Dinger, received a detailed report regarding the facility’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. The program provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Eligible claims typically exceed twice the facility’s average claim costs and must involve uninsured patients. Procedures […]

November 20, 2025

UPMC Greene – Greene County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

UPMC Greene was assessed for its eligibility for Tobacco Settlement funds based on the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care. The evaluation determined the hospital’s eligibility using both the uncompensated care approach and the extraordinary expense approach. The extraordinary expense method requires claims that exceed twice the average cost of […]

November 20, 2025

St. Luke’s Hospital Upper Bucks – Bucks County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

St. Luke’s Hospital Upper Bucks operations surrounding the Tobacco Settlement Payment are detailed in an audit by the Department of Human Services (DHS). The 2001 Tobacco Settlement Act mandates DHS to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care through two methods: the uncompensated care approach or the extraordinary expense approach. The audit verified St. Luke’s claims data […]

November 20, 2025

St. Luke’s Hospital Monroe – Monroe County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program mandated payments to hospitals for uncompensated care. St. Luke’s Hospital Monroe underwent procedures to verify eligibility for the 2026 settlement payment. Out of six reported claims, five qualified as extraordinary expense claims, potentially entitling the facility to payment. The claims and days data submitted to PHC4 and DHS were substantiated, with […]

November 20, 2025

St. Luke’s Hospital Miners – Schuylkill County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

St. Luke’s Hospital Miners was assessed under the Tobacco Settlement Act for eligibility for payment due to uncompensated care services. The assessment involved verifying claims data to determine whether the hospital had extraordinary expense claims for uninsured patients for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. It was found that the hospital did not have […]

November 20, 2025

Reading Hospital – Berks County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) is tasked with allocating funds from the Tobacco Settlement Act to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Hospitals can qualify through either an uncompensated care approach, using a care score based on five key data elements over three years, or an extraordinary expense approach, determining claims exceeding twice the […]

November 20, 2025

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program, which provides payments for uncompensated care under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. The medical center had 44 claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, evaluated for potential extraordinary expenses. Out of these, 15 claims qualified for extraordinary expense payments, […]

November 20, 2025

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center – Cumberland County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center is being evaluated under the Tobacco Settlement Act for eligibility to receive payments for uncompensated care services. This analysis determines whether claims qualify for reimbursement under the extraordinary expense approach or the uncompensated care approach. The facility initially reported 17 potentially eligible claims for the fiscal year […]

AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

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