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Fine Wine & Good Spirits #1303 – Palmerton, Carbon County – For the Period October 2, 2024 to October 18, 2025

An examination was conducted on Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store 1303 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, covering operations from October 2, 2024, to October 18, 2025. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) received this report, prepared by the Department of the Auditor General. Inventory, financial records, compliance with internal controls, and cash handling procedures were reviewed. […]

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Western Pennsylvania Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The letter outlines the procedures performed for Western Pennsylvania Hospital’s possible eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment. Under the Tobacco Settlement Act, hospitals receive payments for uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. The procedures aimed to verify the eligibility of reported claims and inpatient days data for fiscal years ending in 2023 and 2024. Eleven […]

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UPMC Pinnacle – Dauphin County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services, based on a facility’s uncompensated care or extraordinary expenses. UPMC Pinnacle, a hospital under UPMC in Harrisburg, PA, is being assessed for such payments. In 2024, UPMC reported 46 extraordinary expense claims; after review, 29 met eligibility criteria. The program compares hospital data […]

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UPMC Magee Womens Hospital – Allegheny County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Act enables hospitals to receive funds for uncompensated care through two approaches: an uncompensated care score or extraordinary expenses for uninsured inpatient service claims. Following departmental requests, specific procedures were developed to determine eligible claims at UPMC Magee Womens Hospital for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement Payment. For fiscal year 2024 claims, only […]

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UPMC Lititz – Lancaster County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The report outlines the procedures performed to verify UPMC Lititz’s eligibility for the 2026 Tobacco Settlement payments, aimed at reimbursing uncompensated care. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services required the verification of extraordinary expense claims and total inpatient days reported by the facility. Of the 24 claims evaluated, five met the criteria as extraordinary expenses. […]

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Lehigh Valley Hospital – Lehigh County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Lehigh Valley Hospital is under review for potential payments under the Tobacco Settlement Act, which provides funds for uncompensated care services. The Department of Human Services (DHS) mandates this review to determine eligibility using either uncompensated care or extraordinary expense approaches. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the hospital reported 114 claims, […]

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Canonsburg Hospital – Washington County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

The Tobacco Settlement Program involves compensation to hospitals for uncompensated care. Canonsburg Hospital was evaluated for potential eligibility under the program for extraordinary expenses and uncompensated care claims. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) assessed Canonsburg Hospital’s claims and inpatient days data, using specified procedures despite limitations due to data reliability concerns. The hospital […]

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Abington Hospital – Montgomery County – Tobacco Settlement Payment Data for Year 2026

Abington Hospital is involved in the Tobacco Settlement Program established by the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001, which mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide payments to hospitals for uncompensated care services. Payments are based either on uncompensated care scores or extraordinary expense claims. The hospital reported 29 extraordinary expense claims for fiscal […]

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The Silver Spring Community Fire Company Firemen’s Relief Association of the State of Pennsylvania – Cumberland County – Limited Procedures Engagement for the Period January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024

A Limited Procedures Engagement (LPE) was conducted on the Silver Spring Community Fire Company Firemen’s Relief Association in Pennsylvania for the period January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. The aim was to verify if funds were expended according to authorized purposes and state aid was appropriately deposited, following the VFRA Act and Act 205 […]

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The New Alexandria Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association of The New Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department – Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania – Limited Procedures Engagement for the Period January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024

The Auditor General conducted a Limited Procedures Engagement (LPE) for The New Alexandria Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association covering January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024, under Pennsylvania laws and the VFRA Act. The engagement assessed if funds were used for authorized purposes and if state aid funds were properly received and deposited. Throughout the LPE, […]

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