HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
MERIT HEALTH NATCHEZ
MS · Facility ID 250084 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
0.7414
Percentile
88.3th
Displayed status
Payment reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score 0.7414. 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
0.7414
Δ from file score
+0.0000
File 0.7414
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 1.155Z file 1.164 → sim 1.1640.273.32
- SIR 0.000Z file -1.407 → sim -1.4060.007.96
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
- SIR 1.289Z file 1.788 → sim 1.7880.005.52
- SIR 0.691Z file -0.273 → sim -0.2730.004.79
- SIR 0.623Z file 0.950 → sim 0.9500.003.32
- SIR 2.918Z file 2.225 → sim 2.2250.004.41
No score impact — already at the measure cap.
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.