Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 36 Health Care Facilities in 22 Counties
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
Allegheny County
Bucks County
St. Mary Rehabilitation Hospital
Cambria County
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Centre County
Chester County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Delaware County
Erie County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Jefferson County
Lancaster County
Lebanon County
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Montgomery County
Northampton County
Northumberland County
Philadelphia County
Behavioral Wellness Center at Girand
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Warren County
Washington County
York County
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Media Contact: April Hutcheson, Dept. of the Auditor General, 717-787-1381 or news@paauditor.gov
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