Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 28 Health Care Facilities in 18 Counties
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 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
Armstrong County
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Bradford County
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Butler County
Clarion County
Crawford County
Erie County
Fulton County
Indiana County
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Lancaster County
Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Lehigh County
Good Sheperd Rehabilitation Hospital
Luzerne County
First Hospital of Wyoming Valley
Leigh Valley Hospital, Hazelton
Monroe County
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
Montgomery County
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Philadelphia County
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Schuylkill County
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Schuylkill County
Susquehanna County
Endless Mountains Health System
Westmoreland County
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
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