P&P, Paid & Penalized

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Metro area

Anchorage, AK

CMS cut 2 of the 4 hospitals in Anchorage, AK with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 50.0%, against 24.9% nationally.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Anchorage, AK · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

2

Of 4 with a payment decision

2Share cut

50.0%

+25.1 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.2535

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

4

Of 4 scored (100%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$1.8M estimate
0.6% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $1.4–2.0M

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$148

The nation: $47

50% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 2 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 2 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Anchorage, AK’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Anchorage, AK: 2 cut of 4 with a payment decision.
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage: 0.5634 · cutMat-Su Regional Medical Center, Palmer: −0.8863 · not cutAlaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage: −0.0564 · not cutAlaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage: 0.8527 · cut Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage: 0.5634 · cutMat-Su Regional Medical Center, Palmer: −0.8863 · not cutAlaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage: −0.0564 · not cutAlaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage: 0.8527 · cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage0.8527Yes
Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage−0.0564No
Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer−0.8863No
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage0.5634Yes

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 50.0% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.2535, and nationally −0.0453.
0%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 25% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 25% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 25% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%5%10%15%20%25% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 25% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 25% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 0% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 25% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 0% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 25% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 0% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.81126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.01407
0.00.20343
0.20.40333
0.40.61237
0.60.80173
0.81.01116
1.01.2091
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on PSI 90 (100% of its hospitals above the national median); best on MRSA (25%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 904100%
CLABSI450%
CAUTI450%
SSI475%
CDI475%
MRSA425%

Anchorage, AK, year by year

Every hospital in Anchorage, AK with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Anchorage, AK’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 4. Anchorage, AK’s share cut was above the nation’s in 9 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 3 of its 4 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 50.0% · 21.9%25.0% · 23.4%50.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%50.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 24.9%75.0% · 25.0%0.0% · 24.9%0.0% · 24.8%50.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 3 Never cut: 1 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 50.0% · 21.9%25.0% · 23.4%50.0% · 24.0%25.0% · 23.6%50.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 24.9%75.0% · 25.0%0.0% · 24.9%0.0% · 24.8%50.0% · 24.9% Ever cut: 3 Never cut: 1

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY20154250.0%21.9%
FY20164125.0%23.4%
FY20174250.0%24.0%
FY20184125.0%23.6%
FY20194250.0%25.0%
FY20204375.0%25.0%
FY20214375.0%24.9%
FY20224375.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY2024400.0%24.9%
FY2025400.0%24.8%
FY20264250.0%24.9%

Every hospital in Anchorage, AK

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Anchorage, AK: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/11260/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.