AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

October 27, 2026

Uniontown Hospital – Fayette County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Uniontown Hospital report discusses their eligibility under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. The report covers claims for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, examining eligibility for payment through the extraordinary expense approach. It was found that Uniontown Hospital did not have any potentially eligible claims […]

October 27, 2026

Titusville Hospital – Crawford County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide payments to hospitals like Titusville Hospital for uncompensated care services. These payments are determined using either an uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approach, with criteria based on uncompensated care costs, patient revenues, and other data elements. A recent procedure evaluated Titusville Hospital’s […]

October 27, 2026

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital participated in an engagement concerning payments under the Tobacco Settlement Program. The program compensates hospitals for uncompensated care services via two methods: uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims. The hospital reported 38 extraordinary expense claims, totaling $19,540,709.90, but chose not to submit necessary documentation, rendering them ineligible for compensation under […]

October 27, 2026

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, outlined in an October 2026 letter to Mr. Randy Morris, involves evaluating claims for uncompensated care reimbursement. Based on extraordinary expense criteria, 19 out of 63 claims met the requirements to qualify for payments under the 2027 Tobacco Settlement Payment Year. The […]

October 27, 2026

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center – Berks County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The report details procedures performed to verify claims and data submitted by Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital for eligibility under the Tobacco Settlement Program. This involves compensating hospitals for uncompensated care services as mandated by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001. Two extraordinary expense claims submitted by the facility for fiscal year ending June 2025 […]

October 27, 2026

Penn Highlands Mon Valley – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Penn Highlands Mon Valley facility is assessing its eligibility for payments under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act, which allocates funds for uncompensated care services. This involves either an uncompensated care approach, based on calculated scores from several data elements, or an extraordinary expense approach, reliant on specific high-cost claims. The Department of Human Services (DHS) […]

October 27, 2026

Penn Highlands Dubois – Clearfield County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Tobacco Settlement Program requires the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care, either through an uncompensated care score or extraordinary expense approach. Penn Highlands Dubois underwent procedures to verify the eligibility of claims for the Tobacco Settlement Payment for 2027. Of 13 reported extraordinary expense claims for the fiscal year […]

October 27, 2026

Jefferson Regional Medical Center – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Jefferson Regional Medical Center underwent a review by the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office regarding its eligibility for the Tobacco Settlement Program payments for 2027. This involved an analysis of uncompensated and extraordinary expense claims. The facility reported two extraordinary expense claims for fiscal year 2025, both of which met the criteria set by the […]

October 27, 2026

Jefferson Lansdale Hospital – Montgomery County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data Year 2027

The Jefferson Lansdale Hospital has been assessed for the eligibility of receiving payments under Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act. This act mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to compensate hospitals for uncompensated care services using two approaches: uncompensated care and extraordinary expenses. The hospital’s potentially eligible extraordinary expense claims for the fiscal year ending June […]

October 27, 2026

Jefferson Health Northeast – Philadelphia County – Tobacco Payment Data Year 2027

The letter addresses the procedures and findings concerning Jefferson Health Northeast’s eligibility for the Tobacco Settlement funds for uncompensated care services, as outlined by the Tobacco Settlement Act. The Department of Human Services (DHS) assesses eligibility through two approaches: uncompensated care and extraordinary expense methods. The letter outlines procedures undertaken to verify Jefferson Health Northeast’s […]

AuditsAudit Type: Compliance

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