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
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
Columbia County
Cumberland County
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg
Delaware County
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Elk County
Erie County
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie
LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital
Fulton County
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
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Shriners Hospital for Children
Somerset County
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Susquehanna County
Endless Mountain Health System
York County
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of York
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