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Auditor General Timothy DeFoor PHOTO/PACAST
Area hospitals receive tobacco settlement funds
A total of 36 health care facilities around the state will be receiving funds after the most recent tobacco fund audit.
“Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement for uncompensated care,” Auditor General Timothy DeFoor said.
Among those receiving funds are UPMC Carlisle, Lancaster General, Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, Wellspan Philhaven Hospital and UPMC Memorial.
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.
