HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
PA · Facility ID 390049 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.6834
Percentile
13.3th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.6834. 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
-0.6834
Δ from file score
+0.0000
File -0.6834
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 0.614Z file -1.483 → sim -1.4830.273.32
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
- SIR 0.301Z file -0.708 → sim -0.7080.007.96
- SIR 0.162Z file -0.928 → sim -0.9280.005.52
- SIR 0.858Z file 0.013 → sim 0.0130.004.79
- SIR 0.235Z file -0.552 → sim -0.5520.003.32
- SIR 0.486Z file -0.442 → sim -0.4420.004.41
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.