HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 36 health care facilities in Adams, Allegheny, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Warren, Washington, and York counties.
“Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement for uncompensated care,” Auditor General 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.
Adams County
Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital
Allegheny County
Forbes Hospital
UPMC McKeesport
Bucks County
Doylestown Hospital
St. Mary Rehabilitation Hospital
Cambria County
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Centre County
Meadows Psychiatric Center
Chester County
Chester County Hospital
Paoli Hospital
Crawford County
Meadville Medical Center
Cumberland County
UPMC Carlisle
Delaware County
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Erie County
Saint Vincent Hospital
Fayette County
Penn Highlands Connellsville
Uniontown Hospital
Franklin County
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Lancaster County
Lancaster General Hospital
Lebanon County
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Wellspan Philhaven Hospital
Montgomery County
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Einstein Medical Center
Landsdale Hospital
Lankenau Medical Center
Pottstown Hospital
Valley Forge Medical Center
Northampton County
St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson
Northumberland County
St. Luke’s Hospital Easton
Philadelphia County
Behavioral Wellness Center at Girand
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Magee Memorial Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
Warren County
Warren General Hospital
Washington County
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
York County
UPMC Memorial
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Media Contact: April Hutcheson, Dept. of the Auditor General, 717-787-1381 or [email protected]
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