Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 17 Health Care Facilities in 13 Counties
Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 17 Health Care Facilities in 13 Counties
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 17 health care facilities in Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Clearfield, Erie, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Potter, Union and Venango counties.
“Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement for uncompensated care,” DeFoor said.
Reached in 1998, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement settled state lawsuits brought against tobacco companies to recover costs associated with treating smoking-related illnesses. Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act (Act 77 of 2001) allocated some of the billions of dollars in settlement funds to reimburse hospitals for providing care to uninsured patients.
The audit reports are linked below or available online at www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Allegheny County
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Bucks County
Clearfield County
Erie County
Lancaster County
Lawrence County
Lehigh County
St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem
Montgomery County
Northumberland County
Philadelphia County
Potter County
Union County
Evangelical Community Hospital
Venango County
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