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June 23, 2025

Independence Health System Latrobe Hospital – Westmoreland County – Tobacco Settement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Independence Health System Latrobe Hospital underwent a review concerning its potential eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments, which are dictated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. The focus was on uncompensated care and extraordinary expense claims for the fiscal years ending in 2023 and 2024. A claim initially identified as extraordinary expense […]

June 23, 2025

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

Holy Redeemer Hospital is participating in the Tobacco Settlement Program under which the Department of Human Services (DHS) provides payments for uncompensated care services. Eligibility is determined using either uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. Holy Redeemer submitted claims and data for assessment. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, eight extraordinary expense claims […]

June 23, 2025

Heritage Valley Sewickley – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care services. Payments are based on either uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims, the latter requiring most costly claims for uninsured patients. Procedures were developed to evaluate claims and data from Heritage Valley Sewickley to ensure eligibility and […]

June 23, 2025

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital – Mifflin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital underwent a review for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment eligibility, based on the Tobacco Settlement Act, which allocates funds for uncompensated care. The review assessed extraordinary expense claims and total inpatient days reported by the hospital. Geisinger reported one extraordinary expense claim for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, which did […]

June 23, 2025

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital – Columbia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital participated in an evaluation under the Tobacco Settlement Act for potential reimbursement of uncompensated care for fiscal years ending 2023 and 2024. The assessment verified claims and days reported to determine eligibility for payments under the extraordinary expense approach, which applies when a hospital submits claims for uninsured patients whose costs exceed […]

June 23, 2025

Delaware County Memorial Hospital – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The 2026 Tobacco Settlement Program report evaluates Delaware County Memorial Hospital’s eligibility for compensation for uncompensated care through the Tobacco Settlement Act. This act allows hospitals to receive payments for uncompensated and extraordinary expense care based on specific data elements like uncompensated care costs and inpatient days. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, […]

June 23, 2025

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center – Blair County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program compensates hospitals for uncompensated care based on qualified claims. Conemaugh Nason Medical Center’s eligibility for payment under this program was assessed for fiscal year 2024. Eight potentially eligible extraordinary claims were examined, three of which qualified. Corrections to the PHC4 database will affect eligibility for payments in 2026. Total inpatient and […]

June 23, 2025

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

The Tobacco Settlement Program requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care services. Payments are determined by either an uncompensated care approach or an extraordinary expense approach. Conemaugh Miners Medical Center had their claims and reported data reviewed, which revealed an ineligible extraordinary expense claim for the fiscal year ending […]

June 23, 2025

Barnes Kasson Hospital – Susquehanna County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for the Year 2026

Barnes Kasson Hospital underwent a review by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to determine their eligibility for payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act. The Act provides compensation for hospitals offering uncompensated care services through either an uncompensated care or an extraordinary expense approach. Barnes Kasson Hospital reported one claim that qualified under the extraordinary […]

June 23, 2025

Upper Mount Bethel Township Police Pension Plan – Northampton County – Audit Period Ended December 31, 2024

A compliance audit was conducted for the Upper Mount Bethel Township Police Pension Plan under the authority of the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act. The audit covered January 1 to December 31, 2024, verifying compliance with state laws, regulations, and plan provisions. It involved checking the correct deposit and calculation of state […]

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