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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 001-12115
CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  59-2716023
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
7200 Corporate Center Drive
Suite 600
Miami, Florida

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  33126
(Zip Code)
     
(305) 500-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ       No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o       No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o       No þ
At January 26, 2010, the Registrant had 59,958,549 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock outstanding.
 
 

 


 

CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
                 
    December 31,     June 30,  
    2009     2009  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 26,359,948     $ 13,895,823  
Certificate of deposit
    664,139        
Due from HMOs, net of a liability for incurred but not reported medical claims expense of approximately $23,051,000 and $23,719,000 at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively
    12,914,179       17,323,599  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,101,081       812,970  
Deferred income tax assets
    143,374       141,420  
 
           
Total current assets
    42,182,721       32,173,812  
Certificates of deposit, restricted
    579,260       1,233,653  
Property and equipment, net
    12,399,407       10,489,383  
Goodwill
    74,050,414       73,204,582  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of approximately $4,052,000 and $3,406,000 at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively
    4,950,039       5,253,666  
Deferred income tax assets
    2,830,505       2,795,588  
Other assets, net
    163,033       152,702  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 137,155,379     $ 125,303,386  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 482,076     $ 652,305  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    4,819,250       4,455,675  
Income taxes payable
    900,150       1,575,511  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    6,201,476       6,683,491  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    6,512,972       6,435,732  
Other liabilities
    1,168,013       981,640  
 
           
Total liabilities
    13,882,461       14,100,863  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 59,944,799 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 59,391,049 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009
    5,994       5,939  
Additional paid-in capital
    106,683,840       105,210,519  
Accumulated earnings
    16,583,084       5,986,065  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    123,272,918       111,202,523  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 137,155,379     $ 125,303,386  
 
           
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Revenue
  $ 75,256,100     $ 65,539,894  
Operating expenses:
               
Medical services:
               
Medical claims
    50,356,650       45,148,703  
Other direct costs
    7,800,724       7,144,073  
 
           
Total medical services
    58,157,374       52,292,776  
 
           
Administrative payroll and employee benefits
    3,792,742       3,120,450  
General and administrative
    4,698,632       4,193,438  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    66,648,748       59,606,664  
 
           
Income from operations
    8,607,352       5,933,230  
Other income (expense):
               
Interest income
    15,672       47,688  
Interest expense
    (3,135 )     (5,055 )
 
           
Income before income tax provision
    8,619,889       5,975,863  
Income tax provision
    3,331,210       2,316,053  
 
           
 
               
Net income
  $ 5,288,679     $ 3,659,810  
 
           
 
               
Net income per common share:
               
Basic
  $ .09     $ .06  
 
           
Diluted
  $ .09     $ .06  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    59,571,382       61,813,969  
 
           
Diluted
    61,329,587       62,912,031  
 
           
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
Revenue
  $ 151,228,464     $ 130,604,529  
Operating expenses:
               
Medical services:
               
Medical claims
    102,980,709       92,465,994  
Other direct costs
    15,372,943       14,301,926  
 
           
Total medical services
    118,353,652       106,767,920  
 
           
Administrative payroll and employee benefits
    7,051,839       5,854,007  
General and administrative
    8,577,143       8,046,759  
 
           
Total operating expenses
    133,982,634       120,668,686  
 
           
Income from operations
    17,245,830       9,935,843  
Other income (expense):
               
Interest income
    33,183       123,791  
Interest expense
    (6,505 )     (8,097 )
 
           
Income before income tax provision
    17,272,508       10,051,537  
Income tax provision
    6,675,489       3,895,592  
 
           
 
               
Net income
  $ 10,597,019     $ 6,155,945  
 
           
 
               
Net income per common share:
               
Basic
  $ .18     $ .10  
 
           
Diluted
  $ .17     $ .10  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    59,494,605       63,136,805  
 
           
Diluted
    61,203,236       64,255,154  
 
           
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
                 
    Six Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  $ 10,597,019     $ 6,155,945  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    1,340,723       1,085,838  
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
    3,597       22,434  
Compensation expense related to issuance of stock options
    594,808       578,337  
Excess tax benefits related to exercise of stock options
    (210,480 )      
Deferred tax expense
    40,369       (72,781 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Due from HMOs, net
    4,409,420       2,280,556  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (672,405 )     (517,876 )
Other assets, net
    6,079       (89,677 )
Accounts payable
    (170,229 )     39,312  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    (464,881 )     (1,359,200 )
Income taxes payable
    (77,565 )     (1,101,627 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    15,396,455       7,021,261  
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchase of certificates of deposit
    (9,746 )     (13,395 )
Acquisition of sleep diagnostic centers, net of cash acquired
    (1,609,827 )      
Purchase of property and equipment
    (2,002,287 )     (956,128 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,621,860 )     (969,523 )
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Principal repayments under capital lease obligations
    (189,038 )     (51,788 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    668,088       10,625  
Excess tax benefits related to exercise of stock options
    210,480        
Repurchase of common stock
          (7,933,355 )
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    689,530       (7,974,518 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    12,464,125       (1,922,780 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    13,895,823       9,905,740  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 26,359,948     $ 7,982,960  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchase of property and equipment with proceeds of capital lease obligations
  $ 222,172     $ 103,667  
 
           
Retirement of treasury stock
  $     $ 7,933,355  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Cash paid for taxes
  $ 7,100,000     $ 5,070,000  
 
           
Cash paid for interest
  $ 6,505     $ 8,097  
 
           
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — UNAUDITED INTERIM INFORMATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Continucare Corporation have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 or future periods. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, “Continucare”, or the “Company”, refer to Continucare Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. All references to a “fiscal year” refer to the Company’s fiscal year which ends June 30. As used herein, Fiscal 2010 refers to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, Fiscal 2009 refers to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, and Fiscal 2008 refers to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
The balance sheet at June 30, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2009. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included in that report.
NOTE 2 — GENERAL
We are a provider of primary care physician services. We provide medical services to patients through employee physicians, advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants. Additionally, we provide practice management services to independent physician affiliates (“IPAs”). Substantially all of our revenue is derived from managed care agreements with three health maintenance organizations, Humana Medical Plans, Inc. (“Humana”), Vista Healthplan of South Florida, Inc. and its affiliated companies including Summit Health Plan, Inc. (“Vista”) and Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. and its affiliated companies (“Wellcare”) (collectively, the “HMOs”). We were incorporated in 1996 as the successor to a Florida corporation formed earlier in 1996.
On August 12, 2009 and October 16, 2009, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Professional Sleep Diagnostics, Inc. and the assets of Sleep Disorder Solutions, Inc., respectively, for an aggregate total purchase price of $1.9 million. Professional Sleep Diagnostics, Inc. and Sleep Disorder Solutions, Inc. are full service operators of sleep diagnostic centers.
NOTE 3 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted the Accounting Standards Codification which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This Standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Accounting Standards Codification did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 4 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The most significant component of the goodwill and other intangible assets included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets consists of the goodwill and other intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Miami Dade Health Centers, Inc. and its affiliated companies (collectively, the “MDHC Companies”) in October 2006. The purchase price, including acquisition costs, of

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
approximately $66.2 million was allocated to the estimated fair value of acquired tangible assets of $13.9 million, identifiable intangible assets of $8.7 million and assumed liabilities of $15.3 million as of October 1, 2006, resulting in goodwill totaling $58.9 million. The identifiable intangible assets of $8.7 million consist of estimated fair values of $1.6 million assigned to the trade name, $6.2 million to customer relationships and $0.9 million to a noncompete agreement. The trade name was determined to have an estimated useful life of six years and the customer relationships and noncompete agreements were each determined to have estimated useful lives of eight and five years, respectively. The fair values of the customer relationships and other identifiable intangible assets are amortized over their estimated lives using the straight-line method. The customer relationships are non-contractual. The fair value of the identifiable intangible assets was determined, with the assistance of an outside valuation firm, based on standard valuation techniques. Amortization expense for the identifiable intangible assets was $0.3 million and $0.6 million for each of the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
NOTE 5 — SHARE-BASED PAYMENT
We recognize the cost relating to stock-based payment transactions, based on the fair value of the stock-based awards issued, in the financial statements over the period services are rendered.
We calculate the fair value for employee stock options using a Black-Scholes option pricing model at the time the stock options are granted and that amount is amortized over the vesting period of the stock options, which is generally up to four years. The fair value for employee stock options granted during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was calculated based on the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate ranging from 0.93% to 2.56% and 0.75% to 1.76%, respectively; dividend yield of 0%; volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 60.0% and 59.3%, respectively; and weighted-average expected life of the options ranging from 3 to 6 years depending on the vesting provisions of each option. The fair value for employee stock options granted during the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was calculated based on the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate ranging from 0.73% to 2.56% and 0.75% to 3.09%, respectively; dividend yield of 0%; volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 60.5% and 58.1%, respectively; and weighted-average expected life of the options ranging from 3 to 6 years depending on the vesting provisions of each option. The expected life of the options is based on the historical exercise behavior of our employees. The expected volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of the market price of our common stock as adjusted for certain events that management deemed to be non-recurring and non-indicative of future events.
For each of the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009, we recognized excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2008, we had no excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options.
NOTE 6 — DEBT
On December 18, 2009, we entered into a credit facility agreement (the “Credit Facility”) in order to renew and refinance our existing credit facilities. The Credit Facility consists of two revolving credit facilities totaling $10,000,000 with a maturity date of January 31, 2012. Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility accrues at a per annum rate equal to the sum of 2.40% and the one-month LIBOR (0.23% at December 31, 2009), floating daily. The Credit Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, and certain financial and other customary covenants including covenants requiring us, on a consolidated basis, to maintain an adjusted tangible net worth of at least $25 million and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1. Substantially all of our assets serve as collateral for the Credit Facility. At December 31, 2009, there was no outstanding principal balance on the Credit Facility. At December 31, 2009, we had a letter of credit outstanding of $0.8 million which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the Credit Facility to $9.2 million. Under the Credit Facility, we are no

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
longer required to use certificates of deposit as collateral for outstanding letters of credit. As a result, our $0.7 million certificate of deposit is no longer used as collateral for this letter of credit.
NOTE 7 — EARNINGS PER SHARE
A reconciliation of the denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation is as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding
    59,571,382       61,813,969       59,494,605       63,136,805  
Dilutive effect of stock options
    1,758,205       1,098,062       1,708,631       1,118,349  
Dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding
    61,329,587       62,912,031       61,203,236       64,255,154  
 
                       
 
                               
Not included in calculation of diluted earnings per share as impact is antidilutive:
                               
Stock options outstanding
    13,000       3,798,250       13,000       3,798,250  
NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES
We recognize deferred income tax assets and liabilities based upon differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. We measure such assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
We recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $0.9 million at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and included such liability in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the effective tax rate is $0.9 million, which includes accrued interest and penalties of approximately $0.1 million at December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009. We recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expense. We do not currently anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease by the end of Fiscal 2010. We are no longer subject to tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years ended on or prior to June 30, 2005.
NOTE 9 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
We are a party to a lease agreement for office space owned by Dr. Luis Cruz, a director of the Company. For each of the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, expenses related to this lease were approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.
Effective November 1, 2007, we entered into agreements with Centers of Medical Excellence, Inc., an entity owned by Dr. Cruz pursuant to which this entity will act as one of our independent physician affiliates in connection with the provision of primary care health services to a limited number of Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans sponsored by CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. The arrangement is on substantially similar terms to those between us and our other independent physician affiliates under at risk arrangements where we provide medical utilization services and pay a primary care capitation fee to the provider. Under this arrangement, CarePlus pays us a monthly capitation fee based on the number of CarePlus Medicare Advantage members who have selected Centers of Medical Excellence, Inc. as their primary care provider and we in turn pay a monthly primary care capitation fee to Centers of Medical Excellence, Inc. Centers of Medical Excellence, Inc. is also eligible to receive a bonus from us if they operate in a cumulative surplus. We recognized an operating profit of $0.2 million and an operating loss of $0.3 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and an operating profit of $0.5 million and an operating loss of $0.2 million, respectively, for the six-month periods ended December 31,

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
2009 and 2008 under this arrangement. Effective December 31, 2009, we terminated our arrangement with Centers of Medical Excellence, Inc.
On September 19, 2008, we purchased an aggregate of 400,000 shares of our common stock from certain family trusts of Dr. Cruz. Dr. Cruz does not have a beneficial ownership in the shares of common stock held by these family trusts. We paid $2.14 per share for the shares for an aggregate purchase price of $856,000. The per share purchase price paid by us represented a 10% discount from the closing price of our common stock on September 19, 2008.
On September 19, 2008, we purchased an aggregate of 600,000 shares of our common stock from Mr. Jose Garcia, an officer of the Company through January 15, 2009. We paid $2.14 per share for the shares for an aggregate purchase price of $1,284,000. The per share purchase price paid by us represented a 10% discount from the closing price of our common stock on September 19, 2008.
On October 23, 2008, we entered into a joint venture with Dr. Jacob Nudel, a director of the Company, that will seek to establish special purpose medical provider networks. During the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009, we made contributions of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, to fund the operations of the joint venture.
NOTE 10 — CONTINGENCIES
We are involved in legal proceedings incidental to our business that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business including, but not limited to, claims related to the alleged malpractice of employed and contracted medical professionals, workers’ compensation claims and other employee-related matters, and minor disputes with equipment lessors and other vendors. We have recorded an accrual for claims related to legal proceedings, which includes amounts for insurance deductibles and projected exposure, based on management’s estimate of the ultimate outcome of such claims. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. However, the results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flow, and prospects.
NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
We evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through the time these financial statements were filed in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on February 4, 2010.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
     Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Continucare” or the “Company” refers to Continucare Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. All references to the “MDHC Companies” refer to Miami Dade Health Centers, Inc. and its affiliated companies.
     The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
General
     We are a provider of primary care physician services. Through our network of 18 medical centers, we provide primary care medical services on an outpatient basis. We also provide practice management services to independent physician affiliates (“IPAs”) at 24 medical offices. All of our medical centers and IPAs are located in Miami-Dade, Broward and Hillsborough Counties, Florida. Substantially all of our revenues are derived from managed care agreements with three health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”), Humana Medical Plans, Inc. (“Humana”), Vista Healthplan of South Florida, Inc. and its affiliated companies including Summit Health Plan, Inc. (“Vista”) and Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. and its affiliated companies (“Wellcare”). Our managed care agreements with these HMOs are primarily risk agreements under which we receive for our services a monthly capitated fee with respect to the patients assigned to us. The capitated fee is a percentage of the premium that the HMOs receive with respect to those patients. In return, we assume full financial responsibility for the provision of all necessary medical care to our patients even for services we do not provide directly. For the six-month period ended December 31, 2009, approximately 90% and 7% of our revenue was generated by providing services to Medicare-eligible and Medicaid-eligible members, respectively, under such risk arrangements. As of December 31, 2009, we provided services to or for approximately 26,400 patients on a risk basis and approximately 9,700 patients on a limited or non-risk basis. Additionally, we also provided services to over 4,000 patients as of December 31, 2009 on a non-risk fee-for-service basis.
     On August 12, 2009 and October 16, 2009, we acquired Professional Sleep Diagnostics, Inc. (“PSD”) and Sleep Disorder Solutions, Inc. (“SDS”), respectively. PSD and SDS are full service operators of sleep diagnostic centers. Through PSD and SDS, we operate and manage sleep diagnostic centers at 15 locations in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Colorado and Ohio. The centers conduct sleep studies to determine whether patients suffer from sleep disorders and, if so, the severity of the condition. The clinical staff at the centers are expertly trained in sleep disorders and work with physicians, neurologists, respiratory therapists, and clinicians utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to effectively diagnose and treat patients.
Medicare and Medicaid Considerations
     Substantially all of our revenue is generated by providing services to Medicare-eligible members and Medicaid-eligible members. The federal government and state governments, including Florida, from time to time explore ways to reduce medical care costs through Medicare and Medicaid reform, specifically, and through health care reform generally. Any changes that would limit, reduce or delay receipt of Medicare or Medicaid funding or any developments that would disqualify us from receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, prospects, financial results, financial condition and cash flows. Due to the diverse range of proposals put forth and the uncertainty of any proposal’s adoption, we cannot predict what impact any Medicare reform proposal ultimately adopted may have on our business, financial position or results of operations.
     As a result of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, our HMO affiliates have established or expanded prescription drug benefit plans for their Medicare Advantage members. Under the terms of our risk arrangements, we are financially responsible for a substantial portion of the cost of the prescription drugs our patients receive, and, in exchange, our HMO affiliates have agreed to provide us with an additional per member capitated fee related to

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prescription drug coverage. However, there can be no assurance that the additional fee that we receive will be sufficient to reimburse us for the additional costs that we may incur under the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
     In addition, the premiums our HMO affiliates receive from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for their Medicare Prescription Drug Plans is subject to periodic adjustment, positive or negative, based upon the application of risk corridors that compare their plans’ revenues targeted in their bids to actual prescription drug costs. Variances exceeding certain thresholds may result in CMS making additional payments to the HMOs or require the HMOs to refund to CMS a portion of the payments they received. Our contracted HMO affiliates estimate and periodically adjust premium revenues related to the risk corridor payment adjustment, and a portion of the HMO’s estimated premium revenue adjustment is allocated to us. As a result, the revenues recognized under our risk arrangements with our HMO affiliates are net of the portion of the estimated risk corridor adjustment allocated to us. The portion of any such risk corridor adjustment that the HMOs allocate to us may not directly correlate to the historical utilization patterns of our patients or the costs that we may incur in future periods. Our HMO affiliates allocated to us adjustments related to their risk corridor payments which reduced our operating income by approximately $0.2 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 and increased our operating income by approximately $48,000 during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The risk corridor adjustments reduced our operating income by approximately $0.3 million during each of the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
     The Medicare Prescription Drug Plan has also been subject to significant public criticism and controversy, and members of Congress have discussed possible changes to the program as well as ways to reduce the program’s cost to the federal government. We cannot predict what impact, if any, these developments may have on the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or on our future financial results.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
     Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2009. Included within these policies are certain policies which contain critical accounting estimates and, therefore, have been deemed to be “critical accounting policies.” Critical accounting estimates are those which require management to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and for which the use of different estimates, which reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, could have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.
     We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience, knowledge of current events and anticipated future events, and we continuously evaluate and update our estimates and assumptions. However, our estimates and assumptions may ultimately prove to be incorrect or incomplete and our actual results may differ materially. We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
     Under our risk contracts with HMOs, we receive a percentage of premium or other capitated fee for each patient that chooses one of our physicians as their primary care physician. Revenue under these agreements is generally recorded in the period we assume responsibility to provide services at the rates then in effect as determined by the respective contract. As part of the Medicare Advantage program, CMS periodically recomputes the premiums to be paid to the HMOs based on updated health status of participants and updated demographic factors. We record any adjustments to this revenue at the time that the information necessary to make the determination of the adjustment is received from the HMO.
     Under our risk agreements, we assume responsibility for the cost of all medical services provided to the patient, even those we do not provide directly, in exchange for a percentage of premium or other capitated fee. To the extent that patients require more frequent or expensive care, our revenue under a contract may be insufficient to cover the costs of care provided. When it is probable that expected future health care costs and maintenance costs

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under a contract or group of existing contracts will exceed anticipated capitated revenue on those contracts, we recognize losses on our prepaid health care services with HMOs. No contracts were considered loss contracts at December 31, 2009 because we have the right to terminate unprofitable physicians and close unprofitable centers under our managed care contracts.
     Under our limited risk and non-risk contracts with HMOs, we receive a capitation fee or management fee based on the number of patients for which we are providing services on a monthly basis. Under our limited risk contracts, we also receive a percentage of the surplus generated as determined by the respective contract. The fees and our portion of the surplus generated under these arrangements are recorded as revenue in the period in which services are provided as determined by the respective contract.
     Payments under both our risk contracts and our non-risk contracts (for both the Medicare Advantage program as well as Medicaid) are also subject to reconciliation based upon historical patient enrollment data. We record any adjustments to this revenue at the time that the information necessary to make the determination of the adjustment is received from the HMO or the applicable governmental body.
Medical Claims Expense Recognition
     The cost of health care services provided or contracted for is accrued in the period in which the services are provided. This cost includes our estimate of the related liability for medical claims incurred in the period but not yet reported, or IBNR. The liability for IBNR is presented in the balance sheet netted against amounts due from HMOs. Changes in this estimate can materially affect, either favorably or unfavorably, our results of operations and overall financial position.
     We develop our estimate of IBNR primarily based on historical claims incurred per member per month. We adjust our estimate if we have unusually high or low utilization or if benefit changes provided under the HMO plans are expected to significantly increase or reduce our claims exposure. We also adjust our estimate for differences between the estimated claims expense recorded in prior months to actual claims expense as claims are paid by the HMO and reported to us. We use an actuarial analysis as an additional tool to further corroborate our estimate of IBNR.
     Based on our analysis, as of December 31, 2009, we recorded a liability of approximately $23.1 million for IBNR. The liability for IBNR decreased by $0.6 million, or 2.8%, to $23.1 million as of December 31, 2009 from $23.7 million as of June 30, 2009 primarily due to the timing of claims paid by our HMO affiliates. The liability for IBNR decreased by $3.2 million, or 13.5%, to $20.7 million as of December 31, 2008 from $23.9 million as of June 30, 2008. This decrease in the liability for IBNR was primarily due to favorable variances between estimated claims expense recorded in prior months and actual claims paid by the HMOs. Also, we experienced improved utilization outcomes during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008 resulting in a decrease in our estimate of incurred but not yet reported medical claims as of December 31, 2008.
Consideration of Impairment Related to Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
     Our balance sheet includes intangible assets, including goodwill and other separately identifiable intangible assets, of approximately $79.0 million, which represented approximately 58% of our total assets at December 31, 2009. The most significant component of the intangible assets consists of the intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition of the MDHC Companies in October 2006. The purchase price, including acquisition costs, of approximately $66.2 million was allocated to the estimated fair value of acquired tangible assets of $13.9 million, identifiable intangible assets of $8.7 million and assumed liabilities of $15.3 million as of October 1, 2006, resulting in goodwill totaling $58.9 million.
     We do not amortize goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. We review such assets for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if certain indicators of impairment arise. We amortize intangible assets with definite useful lives over their respective useful lives to their estimated residual values and also review for impairment annually, or more frequently if certain indicators of impairment arise. Indicators of an impairment

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include, among other things, a significant adverse change in legal factors or the business climate, the loss of a key HMO contract, an adverse action by a regulator, unanticipated competition, and the loss of key personnel or allocation of goodwill to a portion of business that is to be sold.
     We completed our annual impairment test as of May 1, 2009 and determined that no impairment existed. In addition, no indicators of impairment were noted and accordingly, no impairment charges were required at December 31, 2009. Should we later determine that an indicator of impairment exists, we would be required to perform an additional impairment test.
Realization of Deferred Income Tax Assets
     We recognize deferred income tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. We evaluate the realizability of the deferred income tax assets and reduce such assets by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax asset will not be realized.
     As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we estimate our income taxes based on our actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. We also recognize as deferred income tax assets the future tax benefits from net operating loss carryforwards. We evaluate the realizability of these deferred income tax assets by assessing their valuation allowances and by adjusting the amount of such allowances, if necessary. Among the factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are our projections of future taxable income streams, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences, and the impact of tax planning strategies that could be implemented to avoid the potential loss of future tax benefits. However, changes in tax codes, statutory tax rates or future taxable income levels could materially impact our valuation of tax accruals and assets and could cause our provision for income taxes to vary significantly from period to period. At December 31, 2009, we had deferred income tax liabilities in excess of deferred income tax assets of approximately $3.5 million.
Stock-Based Payment
     We recognize compensation costs in our financial statements related to our share-based payment transactions over the period services are rendered according to the fair value of the stock-based awards issued. We recognized share-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for each of the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. For the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009, we recognized excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options of approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2008, we had no excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options.
     We have elected to calculate the fair value of our employee stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Using this model we calculated the fair value for employee stock options granted during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 based on the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate ranging from 0.93% to 2.56% and 0.75% to 1.76%, respectively; dividend yield of 0%; weighted-average volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 60.0% and 59.3%, respectively, and weighted-average expected life of the options ranging from 3 to 6 years depending on the vesting provisions of each option. The fair value for employee stock options granted during the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was calculated based on the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate ranging from 0.73% to 2.56% and 0.75% to 3.09%, respectively; dividend yield of 0%; weighted-average volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 60.5% and 58.1%, respectively, and weighted-average expected life of the options ranging from 3 to 6 years depending on the vesting provisions of each option. The expected life of the options is based on the historical exercise behavior of our employees. The expected volatility factor is based on the historical volatility of the market price of our common stock as adjusted for certain events that management deemed to be non-recurring and non-indicative of future events.
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of our employee stock options. We selected the Black-Scholes model based on our prior experience with it, its wide use by issuers comparable to us, and our review of alternate option valuation models.
     The effect of applying the fair value method of accounting for stock options on reported net income for any period may not be representative of the effects for future periods because our outstanding options typically vest over a period of several years and additional awards may be made in future periods.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
COMPARISON OF THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 TO THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
Revenue
     Revenue increased by $9.8 million, or 14.8%, to $75.3 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $65.5 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008 due primarily to increases in our Medicare revenue.
     The most significant component of our revenue is the revenue we generate from Medicare patients under risk arrangements which increased by $8.9 million, or 15.2%, during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, revenue generated by our Medicare risk arrangements increased approximately 18.5% on a per patient per month basis and Medicare patient months decreased by approximately 2.9% over the comparable period of Fiscal 2009. The increase in the per patient per month Medicare revenue was primarily due to a rate increase in the Medicare premiums and an increase in premiums resulting from the Medicare risk adjustment program. The decrease in Medicare patient months was primarily due to the termination of management services related to certain IPA practices.
     Based on information received from our HMO affiliates and CMS, we believe that the capitation payments we receive under our percentage of premium arrangements with our HMO affiliates for our Medicare Advantage patients will decrease by approximately 5% effective January 1, 2010 without taking into account any adjustments resulting from changes in Medicare risk adjustment scores. Our HMO affiliates reduced plan benefits effective January 1, 2010 to mitigate the effect of a premium reduction. We believe, however, that the amount by which our HMO affiliates reduced plan benefits was not sufficient to fully offset the effect of a 5% premium reduction. In an effort to further mitigate the effects of this premium reduction, we will seek to improve medical claims expense management and pursue other cost reduction strategies. There is, however, no assurance that our Medicare capitation payments will decrease by this amount or that the HMO benefit reductions or our cost reduction strategies will mitigate the Medicare Advantage premium reduction. Failure to mitigate the effects of the Medicare Advantage premium reduction may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
     Under the Medicare risk adjustment program, the health status and demographic factors of Medicare Advantage participants are taken into account in determining premiums paid for each participant. CMS periodically recomputes the premiums to be paid to the HMOs based on the updated health status and demographic factors of the Medicare Advantage participants. In addition, the premiums paid to the HMOs for their Medicare Prescription Drug Plan are subject to periodic adjustment based upon CMS’s risk corridor adjustment methodology. The net effect of these premium adjustments included in revenue for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were unfavorable retroactive Medicare adjustments of $0.2 million and favorable retroactive Medicare adjustments of $11,000, respectively. Future Medicare risk adjustments may result in reductions of revenue depending on the future health status and demographic factors of our patients as well as the application of CMS’s risk corridor methodology to the HMOs Medicare Prescription Drug Programs.
     Revenue generated by our managed care entities under contracts with Humana, Vista and Wellcare accounted for approximately 72%, 19% and 6%, respectively, of our total revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. Revenue generated by our managed care entities under contracts with Humana, Vista and Wellcare accounted for approximately 71%, 18% and 9%, respectively, of our total revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008.

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Operating Expenses
     Medical services expenses are comprised of medical claims expense and other direct costs related to the provision of medical services to our patients. Because our risk contracts with HMOs provide that we are financially responsible for the cost of substantially all medical services provided to our patients under those contracts, our medical claims expense includes the costs of prescription drugs our patients receive as well as medical services provided to patients under our risk contracts by providers other than us. Other direct costs consist primarily of salaries, taxes and benefits of our health professionals providing primary care services including a portion of our stock-based compensation expense, medical malpractice insurance costs, capitation payments to our IPA physicians and fees paid to independent contractors providing medical services to our patients.
     Medical services expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $5.9 million, or 11.2%, to $58.2 million from $52.3 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. Medical claims expense, which is the largest component of medical services expense, increased by $5.3 million, or 11.5%, to $50.4 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $45.1 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008 primarily due to an increase in Medicare claims expense of $4.2 million, or 10.3%. The increase in Medicare claims expense resulted from a 13.5% increase on a per patient per month basis in medical claims expenses related to our Medicare patients and a decrease of 2.9% in Medicare patient months. The increase in Medicare per patient per month medical claims expense is primarily attributable to enhanced benefits offered by our HMO affiliates and inflationary trends in the health care industry, partially offset by improved utilization outcomes.
     As a percentage of revenue, medical services expenses decreased to 77.3% of revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 79.8% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. Our claims loss ratio (medical claims expense as a percentage of revenue generated under risk arrangements) decreased to 68.7% for the three-month ended December 31, 2009 from 70.5% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. These decreases were primarily due to an increase in Medicare revenue at a greater rate than the increase in Medicare claims expense on a per patient per month basis. HMOs, however, are under continuous competitive pressure to offer enhanced, and possibly more expensive, benefits to their Medicare Advantage members. The premiums CMS pays to HMOs for Medicare Advantage members are generally not increased as a result of those benefit enhancements. This could increase our claims loss ratio in future periods, which could reduce our profitability and cash flows.
     Other direct costs increased by $0.7 million, or 9.2%, to $7.8 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $7.1 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, other direct costs decreased to 10.4% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 10.9% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in the amount of other direct costs was primarily due to an increase in payroll expense and related benefits related to the operations of the sleep diagnostic centers that were acquired in Fiscal 2010.
     Administrative payroll and employee benefits expense increased by $0.7 million, or 21.5%, to $3.8 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $3.1 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, administrative payroll and employee benefits expense increased to 5.0% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 4.8% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in administrative payroll and employee benefits expense was primarily due to increases in personnel, annual salary increases and incentive plan accruals.
     General and administrative expenses increased by $0.5 million, or 12.0%, to $4.7 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $4.2 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 6.2% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 6.4% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in depreciation and amortization expenses, and an increase in marketing expenses.

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Income from Operations
     Income from operations for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $2.7 million, or 45.1%, to $8.6 million from $5.9 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008.
Taxes
     An income tax provision of $3.3 million and $2.3 million was recorded for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effective income tax rates remained relatively unchanged at 38.6% and 38.8% for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Net Income
     Net income for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $1.6 million, or 44.5%, to $5.3 million from $3.7 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2008.
COMPARISON OF THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 TO THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
Revenue
     Revenue increased by $20.6 million, or 15.8%, to $151.2 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $130.6 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 due primarily to increases in our Medicare revenue.
     The most significant component of our revenue is the revenue we generate from Medicare patients under risk arrangements which increased by $18.6 million, or 15.9%, during the six-month period ended December 31, 2009. During the six-month period ended December 31, 2009, revenue generated by our Medicare risk arrangements increased approximately 18.6% on a per patient per month basis and Medicare patient months decreased by approximately 2.3% over the comparable period of Fiscal 2009. The increase in the per patient per month Medicare revenue was primarily due to a rate increase in the Medicare premiums and an increase in premiums resulting from the Medicare risk adjustment program. The decrease in Medicare patient months was primarily due to the termination of management services related to certain IPA practices. Included in revenue for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were favorable retroactive Medicare adjustments of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to Medicare premiums and risk corridor adjustments. Future Medicare risk adjustments may result in reductions of revenue depending on the future health status and demographic factors of our patients as well as the application of CMS’s risk corridor methodology to the HMOs Medicare Prescription Drug Programs.
     Revenue generated by our managed care entities under contracts with Humana, Vista and Wellcare accounted for approximately 72%, 19% and 6%, respectively, of our total revenue for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009. Revenue generated by our managed care entities under contracts with Humana, Vista and Wellcare accounted for approximately 72%, 17% and 9%, respectively, of our total revenue for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008.

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Operating Expenses
     Medical services expenses for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $11.6 million, or 10.9%, to $118.4 million from $106.8 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. Medical claims expense, which is the largest component of medical services expense, increased by $10.5 million, or 11.4%, to $103.0 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $92.5 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 primarily due to an increase in Medicare claims expense of $8.8 million, or 10.5%. The increase in Medicare claims expense resulted from a 13.1% increase in medical claims expense on a per patient per month basis and a 2.3% decrease in Medicare patient months. The increase in Medicare per patient per month medical claims expense is primarily attributable to enhanced benefits offered by our HMO affiliates and inflationary trends in the health care industry, partially offset by improved utilization outcomes.
     As a percentage of revenue, medical services expenses decreased to 78.3% of revenue for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 as compared to 81.7% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. Our claims loss ratio (medical claims expense as a percentage of revenue generated under risk arrangements) decreased to 69.7% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 72.0% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. These decreases were primarily due to an increase in Medicare revenue at a greater rate than the increase in both our Medicare claims expense on a per patient per month basis.
     Other direct costs increased by $1.1 million, or 7.5%, to $15.4 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $14.3 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, other direct costs decreased to 10.2% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 11.0% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in the amount of other direct costs was primarily due to an increase in payroll expense and related benefits related to the operations of the sleep diagnostic centers that we acquired in Fiscal 2010.
     Administrative payroll and employee benefits expense increased by $1.2 million, or 20.5%, to $7.1 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $5.9 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, administrative payroll and employee benefits expense increased to 4.7% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 4.5% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in administrative payroll and employee benefits expense was primarily due to increases in personnel, annual salary increases and incentive plan accruals.
     General and administrative expenses increased by $0.6 million, or 6.6% to $8.6 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from $8.0 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 5.7% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 from 6.2% for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in depreciation and amortization expenses, and an increase in marketing expenses.
Income from Operations
     Income from operations for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $7.3 million, or 73.6%, to $17.2 million from $9.9 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008.
Taxes
     An income tax provision of $6.7 million and $3.9 million was recorded for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effective income tax rates remained relatively unchanged at 38.6% and 38.8% for the six-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

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Net Income
     Net income for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased by $4.4 million, or 72.1%, to $10.6 million from $6.2 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
     At December 31, 2009, working capital was $36.0 million, an increase of $10.5 million from $25.5 million at June 30, 2009. Cash and cash equivalents increased by $12.5 million to $26.4 million at December 31, 2009 compared to $13.9 million at June 30, 2009. The increases in working capital and cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2009 compared to June 30, 2009 were primarily due to net income of $10.6 million generated during the six-month period ended December 31, 2009. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was also due to the collection of Medicare premium adjustments during the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 which were included in amounts due from HMOs at June 30, 2009.
     Net cash of $15.4 million was provided by operating activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $7.0 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. This $8.4 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to an increase in net income of $4.4 million and a net decrease in amounts due from HMOs of $2.1 million.
     Net cash of $3.6 million was used for investing activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $1.0 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. The $2.6 million increase in net cash used for investing activities primarily related to net cash used of $1.6 million for the acquisition of sleep diagnostic centers and an increase in cash used of $1.0 million for the purchase of property and equipment.
     Net cash of approximately $0.7 million was provided by financing activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $8.0 million used for financing activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2008. The $8.7 million increase in net cash provided by financing activities for the six-month period ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to a $7.9 million net decrease in cash used for the repurchase of common stock.
     Pursuant to the terms under our managed care agreements with certain of our HMO affiliates, we posted irrevocable standby letters of credit amounting to $1.2 million to secure our payment obligations to those HMOs. We are required to maintain these letters of credit throughout the term of the managed care agreements.
     On December 18, 2009, we entered into a credit facility agreement (the “Credit Facility”) in order to renew and refinance our existing credit facilities. The Credit Facility consists of two revolving credit facilities totaling $10,000,000 with a maturity date of January 31, 2012. Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility accrues at a per annum rate equal to the sum of 2.40% and the one-month LIBOR (0.23% at December 31, 2009), floating daily. The Credit Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, and certain financial and other customary covenants including covenants requiring us, on a consolidated basis, to maintain an adjusted tangible net worth of at least $25 million and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1. Substantially all of our assets serve as collateral for the Credit Facility. At December 31, 2009, there was no outstanding principal balance on the Credit Facility. At December 31, 2009, we had a letter of credit outstanding of $0.8 million which reduced the amount available for borrowing under the Credit Facility to $9.2 million. Under the Credit Facility, we are no longer required to use certificates of deposit as collateral for outstanding letters of credit. As a result, our $0.7 million certificate of deposit is no longer used as collateral for this letter of credit.
     Our Board of Directors approved a previously announced stock repurchase program to authorize the repurchase of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock. Any such repurchases will be made from time to time at the discretion of our management in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions and other factors. We anticipate that any such repurchases of shares will be funded through cash from operations. During the three and six-month periods ended December 31, 2009, we did not repurchase any of our common stock.

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As of January 29, 2010, we had repurchased 11,907,004 shares of our common stock for approximately $25.0 million.
     We believe that we will be able to fund our capital commitments and our anticipated operating cash requirements for the foreseeable future and satisfy any remaining obligations from our working capital, anticipated cash flows from operations, and our Credit Facility.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     Our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects, and the prevailing market price and performance of our common stock, may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including the matters discussed below. Certain statements and information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as other written or oral statements made from time to time by us or by our authorized executive officers on our behalf, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend for our forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we set forth this statement and these risk factors in order to comply with such safe harbor provisions. You should note that our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or when made and we undertake no duty or obligation to update or revise our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although we believe that the expectations, plans, intentions and projections reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The risks, uncertainties and other factors that our shareholders and prospective investors should consider include, but are not limited to, the following:
    Our operations are dependent on three health maintenance organizations;
 
    Under our most important contracts we are responsible for the cost of medical services to our patients in return for a capitated fee;
 
    Our revenues will be affected by the Medicare Risk Adjustment program;
 
    If we are unable to manage medical benefits expense effectively, our profitability will likely be reduced;
 
    A failure to estimate incurred but not reported benefits expense accurately will affect our profitability;
 
    We compete with many health care providers for patients and HMO affiliations;
 
    We may not be able to successfully recruit or retain existing relationships with qualified physicians and medical professionals;
 
    Our business exposes us to the risk of medical malpractice lawsuits;
 
    We primarily operate in Florida;
 
    A significant portion of our voting power is concentrated;
 
    We are dependent on our executive officers and other key employees;
 
    We depend on the management information systems of our affiliated HMOs;
 
    We depend on our information processing systems;
 
    Volatility of our stock price could adversely affect you;
 
    A failure to successfully implement our business strategy could materially and adversely affect our operations and growth opportunities;
 
    Our intangible assets represent a substantial portion of our total assets;
 
    Competition for acquisition targets and acquisition financing and other factors may impede our ability to acquire other businesses and may inhibit our growth;
 
    Our acquisitions could result in integration difficulties, unexpected expenses, diversion of management’s attention and other negative consequences;
 
    Health care reform initiatives, particularly changes to the Medicare system, could adversely affect our operations;
 
    A decrease to our Medicare capitation payments may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows;

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    We are subject to government regulation;
 
    The health care industry is subject to continued scrutiny;
 
    Our insurance coverage may not be adequate, and rising insurance premiums could negatively affect our profitability;
 
    Deficit spending and economic downturns could negatively impact our results of operations; and
 
    Many factors that increase health care costs are largely beyond our ability to control.
     We assume no responsibility to update our forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2009 and in Item 1A of Part II of this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
     At December 31, 2009, we held certificates of deposit and cash equivalent investments in high grade, short-term securities, which are not typically subject to material market risk. At December 31, 2009, we had capital lease obligations outstanding at fixed rates. For loans with fixed interest rates, a hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would have no material impact on our future earnings and cash flows related to these instruments and would have an immaterial impact on the fair value of these instruments. Our Credit Facility has a variable interest rate and is interest rate sensitive, however, we had no amount outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2009. We have no material risk associated with foreign currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
     Our Chief Executive Officer’s and Chief Financial Officer’s conclusions regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures should be considered in light of the following limitations on the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, some of which pertain to most, if not all, business enterprises, and some of which arise as a result of the nature of our business. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors or improper conduct. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of improper conduct, if any, will be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. Further, the design of any control system is based, in part, upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any control system design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Additionally, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. In addition, we depend on our HMO affiliates for certain financial and other information that we receive concerning the revenue and expenses that we earn and incur. Because our

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HMO affiliates generate that information for us, we have less control over the manner in which that information is generated.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
     Based on an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Section 302 Certifications
     Provided with this report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s implementing regulations. This Item 4 contains the information concerning the evaluations referred to in those certifications, and you should read this information in conjunction with those certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     See Note 10 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
     There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for Fiscal 2009 and in other reports filed from time to time with the SEC since the date we filed our Form 10-K. Readers are urged to carefully review our risk factors since they may cause our results to differ from the “forward-looking statements” made in this report or otherwise made by or on our behalf. Additional risks not presently known to us or other factors not perceived by us to present significant risks to our business at this time also may impair our business operation.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
     None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     None.
Item 5. Other Information
     None.
Item 6. Exhibits
     Exhibits
       
4.1     Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2009, among Continucare Corporation, as a Borrower, Continucare MDHC, LLC, as a Borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as Bank, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Continucare Corporation’s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference.

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31.1     Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
       
31.2     Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
       
32.1     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
32.2     Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CONTINUCARE CORPORATION

 
 
Dated: February 4, 2010  By:   /s/ Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.    
    Richard C. Pfenniger, Jr.   
    Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President
(principal executive officer) 
 
 
     
  By:   /s/ Fernando L. Fernandez    
    Fernando L. Fernandez   
    Senior Vice President — Finance,
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
(principal financial and accounting officer) 
 
 

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