HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER- BROWNSVILLE
TX · Facility ID 450028 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.5954
Percentile
15.8th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.5954. 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
-0.5954
Δ from file score
-0.0000
File -0.5954
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 0.887Z file -0.710 → sim -0.7110.273.32
- SIR 0.384Z file -0.516 → sim -0.5160.007.96
- SIR 0.141Z file -0.979 → sim -0.9790.005.52
- SIR 0.272Z file -0.991 → sim -0.9910.004.79
- SIR 0.275Z file -0.397 → sim -0.3970.003.32
- SIR 0.707Z file 0.020 → sim 0.0200.004.41
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.