HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CENTER DOWN
IA · Facility ID 160029 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.4889
Percentile
20.8th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.4889. 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
-0.4889
Δ from file score
-0.0000
File -0.4889
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 0.986Z file -0.017 → sim -0.0170.273.32
- SIR 0.000Z file -1.407 → sim -1.4060.007.96
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
- SIR 0.515Z file -0.077 → sim -0.0770.005.52
- SIR 0.482Z file -0.631 → sim -0.6310.004.79
- SIR 0.257Z file -0.467 → sim -0.4670.003.32
- SIR 0.537Z file -0.335 → sim -0.3350.004.41
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.