HAC Penalty Simulator
FY2026 · counterfactual measure changes (partial-equilibrium)
Counterfactual simulator
HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND HOSPITAL
TX · Facility ID 450820 · FY2026
Total HAC Score
-0.4615
Percentile
22.6th
Displayed status
No reductionFrom CMS Payment Reduction column (file).
Score vs threshold (0.3792) — simulated position
Hospital score -0.4615. 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
-0.4615
Δ from file score
-0.0000
File -0.4615
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 0.644Z file -1.483 → sim -1.4830.273.32
No score impact — already at the measure floor.
- SIR 0.459Z file -0.342 → sim -0.3420.007.96
- SIR 0.239Z file -0.743 → sim -0.7430.005.52
- SIR 1.176Z file 0.558 → sim 0.5580.004.79
- SIR 0.187Z file -0.738 → sim -0.7380.003.32
- SIR 0.687Z file -0.021 → sim -0.0210.004.41
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.