UPMC Pinnacle – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services, based on a facility’s uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. UPMC Pinnacle, a hospital under UPMC in Harrisburg, PA, is being assessed for such payments. In 2024, UPMC reported 46 extraordinary expense claims; after review, 29 met eligibility criteria. The program compares hospital data against established criteria to determine potential subsidies. Discrepancies exist between originally reported and substantiated data, especially in extraordinary expense claims and inpatient days. Hospitals must adjust data entries with PHC4 to secure eligibility. Adjustments to originally submitted data impact facility qualification under the Tobacco Settlement Extraordinary Expense approach. If required corrections are unmade, it could affect UPMC Pinnacle’s potential payment eligibility. DHS emphasizes the need for accurate data entry to prevent errors in the PHC4 database and supports transparency in these healthcare financial assessments. This is an automated summary. Please rely on the contents included in the released audit report.