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PA Department of the Auditor General

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 30 health care facilities in Allegheny, Blair, Bucks, Crawford, Dauphin, Fayette, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Philadelphia, Potter and York 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 Magee Womens Hospital

UPMC Mercy

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Western Pennsylvania Hospital

Blair County

Penn Highlands Tyrone

Bucks County

Grand View Hospital

St. Mary Medical Center

Crawford County

Meadville Medical Center

Dauphin County

Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

Fayette County

Penn Highlands Connellsville

Lackawanna County

Geisinger Community Medical Center

Lawrence County

UPMC Jameson

Luzerne County

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Lycoming County

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

UPMC Muncy

McKean County

Bradford Regional Medical Center

Mercer County

Sharon Regional Medical Center

UPMC Horizon

Mifflin County

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital

Monroe County

St. Luke’s Hospital Monroe

Montgomery County

Montgomery County Emergency Services

Montour County

Geisinger Medical Center

Philadelphia County

Girard Medical Center

Nazareth Hospital

Shriners Hospital for Children

Temple University Hospital

Wills Eye Hospital

Potter County

UPMC Cole

York County

UPMC Memorial

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