Montana Home Health Need Methodology
Based on 2013 Annual Report of Home Health Agencies (using MT Department of Commerce Census & Economic Information Center population projections and a standard multiplier of 88 patients per 1,000 population aged 65 and over)
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Effective 5/5/2014
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COUNTY
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2013 65+ Population
Projections
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2013 Patients
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Patients per 1000 Population 65+
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Projected Potential
Patients
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Projected Unmet Patient Need
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Beaverhead
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1,704
|
130
|
76
|
150
|
20
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Big Horn
|
1,468
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0
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0
|
129
|
129
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Blaine
|
975
|
0
|
0
|
86
|
86
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Broadwater
|
1,182
|
42
|
36
|
104
|
62
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Carbon
|
2,139
|
138
|
65
|
188
|
50
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Carter
|
290
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
26
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Cascade
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13,617
|
1,357
|
100
|
1,198
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0
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Chouteau
|
1,107
|
17
|
15
|
97
|
80
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Custer
|
2,105
|
84
|
40
|
185
|
101
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Daniels
|
423
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0
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0
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37
|
37
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Dawson
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1,615
|
88
|
54
|
142
|
54
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Deer Lodge
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1,844
|
84
|
46
|
162
|
78
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Fallon
|
515
|
0
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0
|
45
|
45
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Fergus
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2,612
|
142
|
54
|
230
|
88
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Flathead
|
15,200
|
1,088
|
72
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1,338
|
250
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Gallatin
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9,925
|
1,073
|
108
|
873
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0
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Garfield
|
254
|
1
|
4
|
22
|
21
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Glacier
|
1,590
|
0
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0
|
140
|
140
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Golden Valley
|
211
|
0
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0
|
19
|
19
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Granite
|
858
|
1
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1
|
76
|
75
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Hill
|
2,227
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0
|
0
|
196
|
196
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Jefferson
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2,060
|
96
|
47
|
181
|
85
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Judith Basin
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473
|
13
|
27
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42
|
29
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Lake
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5,506
|
508
|
92
|
485
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0
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Lewis and Clark
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10,089
|
872
|
86
|
888
|
16
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Liberty
|
529
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0
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0
|
47
|
47
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Lincoln
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4,571
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0
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0
|
402
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402
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McCone
|
405
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9
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22
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36
|
27
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Madison
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1,880
|
38
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20
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165
|
127
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Meagher
|
471
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0
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0
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41
|
41
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Mineral
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954
|
38
|
40
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84
|
46
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Missoula
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14,553
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1,217
|
84
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1,281
|
64
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Musselshell
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950
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0
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0
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84
|
84
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Park
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2,875
|
207
|
72
|
253
|
46
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Petroleum
|
113
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0
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0
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10
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10
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Phillips
|
888
|
60
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68
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78
|
18
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Pondera
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1,205
|
45
|
37
|
106
|
61
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Powder River
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437
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12
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27
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38
|
26
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Powell
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1,273
|
35
|
27
|
112
|
77
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Prairie
|
301
|
9
|
30
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26
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17
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Ravalli
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8,986
|
266
|
30
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791
|
525
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Richland
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1,619
|
30
|
19
|
142
|
112
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Roosevelt
|
1,184
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0
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0
|
104
|
104
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Rosebud
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1,185
|
15
|
13
|
104
|
89
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Sanders
|
2,753
|
89
|
32
|
242
|
153
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Sheridan
|
823
|
4
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5
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72
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68
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Silver Bow
|
5,859
|
545
|
93
|
516
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0
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Stillwater
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1,786
|
56
|
31
|
157
|
101
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Sweet Grass
|
843
|
19
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23
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74
|
55
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Teton
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1,330
|
34
|
26
|
117
|
83
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Toole
|
814
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0
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0
|
72
|
72
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Treasure
|
184
|
0
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0
|
16
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16
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Valley
|
1,594
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0
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0
|
140
|
140
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Wheatland
|
488
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0
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0
|
43
|
43
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Wibaux
|
265
|
5
|
19
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23
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18
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Yellowstone
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22,990
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1,286
|
56
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2,023
|
737
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164,097
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9,753
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1,697
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14,438
|
5,096
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