HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GALVESTON
TX · Facility ID 450018 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
0.7830
Percentile
89.6th
Displayed status
Payment reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score 0.7829. 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
0.7829
Δ from file score
-0.0001
File 0.7830
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 1.096Z file 0.749 → sim 0.7490.273.32
- SIR 0.969Z file 0.841 → sim 0.8410.007.96
- SIR 0.897Z file 0.844 → sim 0.8440.005.52
- SIR 1.053Z file 0.347 → sim 0.3470.004.79
- SIR 0.579Z file 0.780 → sim 0.7800.003.32
- SIR 1.241Z file 1.136 → sim 1.1360.004.41
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.