Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 30 Health Care Facilities in 20 Counties
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 30 health care facilities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Bucks, Butler, Chester, Clarion, Clinton, Delaware, Indiana, Luzerne, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Union and Westmoreland 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.
Allegheny County
Southwood Psychiatric Hospital
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Armstrong County
Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Bedford County
Blair County
Bucks County
Butler County
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital
Chester County
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital
Clarion County
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clinton County
Delaware County
Indiana County
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Luzerne County
John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Mercer County
Monroe County
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pocono
Montgomery County
Montgomery County MH/MR Emergency Services
Philadelphia County
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fairmount Behavioral Health System
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County
Somerset County
Union County
Evangelical Community Hospital
Westmoreland County
Independence Health System Frick Hospital
Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital
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Media Contact: April Hutcheson, Dept. of the Auditor General, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov
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