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
Blair County
Bucks County
Crawford County
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Fayette County
Lackawanna County
Geisinger Community Medical Center
Lawrence County
Luzerne County
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Lycoming County
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
McKean County
Bradford Regional Medical Center
Mercer County
Sharon Regional Medical Center
Mifflin County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Emergency Services
Montour County
Philadelphia County
Shriners Hospital for Children
Potter County
York County
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