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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 31 Health Care Facilities in 22 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 31 health care facilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Jefferson, Lancaster, McKean, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Union, Warren Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 21 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 50 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Columbia, Elk, Fayette, Franklin, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Potter, Schuylkill, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 22 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 28 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bradford, Butler, Crawford, Fayette, Franklin, Indiana, Jefferson, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Westmoreland, Wyoming and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” […]

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Help Us Redesign Our Website!

The Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General is preparing to design and launch a new interactive website, replacing its website currently in use: www.paauditor.gov. The department is actively seeking feedback from the public, including those who often access the department’s current website. As a visitor to the department’s website, please consider sharing your feedback by […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Pittsburgh Regional Transit Performance Audit Which Highlights Improvements

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released a performance audit for Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) that showed the authority has corrected all the findings from the last audit and is on a path to improving service for the region. “One thing became very clear to our auditors – PRT is aware of its […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces Release of Compliance Audits for County Offices, District Courts

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Centre, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Lehigh, Luzerne, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Somerset, Susquehanna and Venango counties. “These compliance audits determine whether all funds that are collected on behalf of the […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Launches Performance Audit into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Oversight

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced his department will conduct a performance audit of state contracts and oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) used by Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ (DHS) HealthChoices Medicaid Program. “Both the Shapiro Administration and the legislature have asked us to take a closer look to make sure […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 25 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 48 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Butler, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Jefferson, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Union, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 28 Health Care Facilities in 18 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 28 health care facilities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Bradford, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fulton, Indiana, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and Washington counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Third Quarter of 2023

HARRISBURG – The Department of the Auditor General released audits of 10 county children and youth services agencies during the third quarter, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor said today. “Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children,” DeFoor said. By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county […]

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