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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 28 health care facilities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Berks, Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fulton, Indiana, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Somerset, Susquehanna 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 landmark 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

Southwood Psychiatric Hospital

Children’s Home of Pittsburgh

Armstrong County

Armstrong County Memorial Hospital

Berks County

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Bradford County

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Centre County

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Nittany Valley

Clinton County

Bucktail Medical Center

Columbia County

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital

Cumberland County

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg

Delaware County

Delaware County Memorial Hospital

Elk County

Penn Highlands Elk

Erie County

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie

LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital

Fulton County

Fulton County Medical Center

Indiana County

Indiana Regional Medical Center

Lackawanna County

Geisinger Community Medical Center

Luzerne County

John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Lycoming County

Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

Mifflin County

Geisinger Lewistown Hospital

Montgomery County

Eagleville Hospital

Philadelphia

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia

Girard Medical Center

Shriners Hospital for Children 

Somerset County

Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center

Susquehanna County

Barnes Kasson Hospital

Endless Mountain Health System

York County

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of York

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