HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL
CA · Facility ID 050396 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
0.0843
Percentile
58.1th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score 0.0843. Penalty threshold 0.3792. Distribution of 2929 scored hospitals.
Live result
Equal-weight mean of edited reported Z · threshold 0.3792(strict >) · simulated/illustrative
Simulated Total HAC
0.0843
Δ from file score
+0.0000
File 0.0843
Measure controls
Drag reported SIRs (PSI-90: Composite Value). Z updates live via the empirical map, clamped to each measure's floor/cap.
- Composite Value 0.944Z file -0.314 → sim -0.3140.273.32
- SIR 0.754Z file 0.343 → sim 0.3430.007.96
- SIR 0.300Z file -0.596 → sim -0.5960.005.52
- SIR 1.471Z file 1.063 → sim 1.0630.004.79
- SIR 0.534Z file 0.606 → sim 0.6060.003.32
- SIR 0.412Z file -0.596 → sim -0.5960.004.41
Solver
Smallest change to clear (or cushion before crossing) the 0.3792 threshold — holding other measures fixed. Simulated/illustrative.
Insufficient data to score — solver unavailable.