Several local healthcare facilities receiving tobacco settlement fund audits

Taylor Spirito

November 9, 2023 at 12:25 PM·1 min read

Thirty-one healthcare facilities in 22 Pennsylvania counties will be receiving tobacco settlement fund audits from lawsuits that were settled in 1998.

According to Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement settled state lawsuits brought against tobacco companies to recover costs associated with treating smoking-related illnesses.

Some of the billions of dollars in settlement funds were allocated to reimburse hospitals for giving care to uninsured patients.

“Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement for uncompensated care,” DeFoor said.

The following hospitals in the Pittsburgh region will be receiving those funds.

Allegheny County
- St. Clair Hospital
- Heritage Valley Sewickley
- UPMC East
- UPMC Passavant
Beaver County
- Heritage Valley Beaver
Westmoreland County
- Excela Health Frick Hospital

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