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March 2010
www.amedisys.com
NASDAQ: AMED
Exhibit 99.1


Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation may include forward-looking statements as defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions about
our business that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this
presentation. You should not rely on forward-looking statements as a
prediction of future events. Additional information regarding factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any
forward-looking statements are described in reports and registration
statements we file with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form
10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports
on Form 8-K, copies of which are available on the Amedisys
internet
website http://www.amedisys.com
or by contacting the Amedisys
Investor
Relations department at (800) 467-2662. We disclaim any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements or any changes in events, conditions
or circumstances upon which any forward-looking statement may be based
except as required by law.


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Important Website Information
We encourage everyone to visit the Investors Section of our
website at www.amedisys.com, where we have posted additional
important information such as press releases, profiles concerning
our business and clinical operations and control processes, and
SEC filings. We intend to use our website to expedite public access
to time-critical information regarding the Company in advance of or
in lieu of distributing a press release or a filing with the SEC
disclosing the same information.


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Our Strategy
Clinical Excellence
Focus on outcomes
Develop and deploy specialized programs for chronic
diseases and conditions
Expand care coordination platform
Growth
Focus on chronic co-morbid patients
Large, growing and highly fragmented market
Internal growth/start-ups
Acquisitions
Efficiency
Proven operating model supported by sophisticated
technology system
Leverage cost-efficient platform
Experienced management team


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William F. Borne
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CEO since founding the Company in 1982
Michael D. Snow
Chief Operating Officer
Joined Amedisys in February 2010
Tim Barfield
Chief Development Officer
Joined Amedisys in January 2010
Dale E. Redman, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Joined Amedisys in 2007
Management Team
Jeffrey Jeter
Chief Compliance Officer
Joined Amedisys in 2001
Michael O. Fleming, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Joined Amedisys in 2009
G. Patrick Thompson
Chief Information Officer
Joined Amedisys in January 2010


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2
1
Corporate Overview
Founded in 1982, publicly listed
1994
586 locations in 40 states
Leading provider of home health
services
Services include skilled
nursing and therapy services
95% of Home Health revenue is
episodic based (both Medicare &
non-Medicare)
1
For the year ended December 31, 2009
2
Provided as of the date of our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2010.
.
Revenue Mix
Stats
16,700
employees
Daily visits = 23,800
8.7 million visits completed in 2009
2010 revenue guidance = $1.750 billion


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Patient Overview
Average patient is 83 years old
Higher acuity patient
Patient is taking an average of 13
medications
15 medications for greater than
two episodes


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Patient Length of Stay
Days
Patients
Percentage
1-60
140,714
      
66.74%
61-120
39,788
         
17.75%
121-180
15,386
         
7.07%
181-240
7,608
           
3.97%
241-300
4,271
           
2.12%
301-360
2,590
           
1.18%
361-420
1,795
           
0.64%
421-480
1,275
           
0.34%
481-540
967
               
0.15%
541-600
687
               
0.03%
Grand Total
215,081
      
100.0%
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
1-60
61-120
121-180
181-240
241-300
301-360
361-420
421-480
481-540
541-600
2009 Patients by Service Days
84% receive care/
discharged within 2
episodes
11% received care within
3   and 4 
episodes
5% -
Chronic Subset
th
rd


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Our Locations
National home nursing provider located in 40 states, the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico.  Largest provider in the Southern and Southeastern United States.
521 home nursing
locations*
65 hospice locations*
*As of December 31, 2009


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Medicare Revenue Market Size
2008: Medicare spending
for home health reached
$16.5 billion
2019: Medicare spending
for home health will reach
$47.9 billion
$ in billions
Source: CBO's March 2009 Baseline: MEDICARE
$16.5
$17.8
$19.0
$21.1
$23.5
$26.2
$29.0
$32.2
$35.7
$39.7
$43.9
$47.9
$-
$10.0
$20.0
$30.0
$40.0
$50.0
$60.0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Medicare Home Health Revenue


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6,878
7,223
7,710
8,218
8,868
9,284
9,824
10,581
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Medicare Certified Home Health
Provider Numbers
Home Nursing Market
Source:
National
Association
for
Home
Care
&
Hospice
and
Medpac
reports


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Industry Growth Drivers
Trend from inpatient to home-based care:
Patient preference
Payor
incentives
Technology advancements
Demographics –
aging population
8,000 Americans will become Medicare eligible each day
beginning in 2011 and by 2030, 57.8 million baby
boomers
will
be
eligible
for
Medicare
benefits
Increased prevalence of chronic and co-morbid conditions
1
Source: United States Census Bureau
1


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Internal Growth
Internal revenue growth of 15% for Q4 2009
Internal growth driven by:
Overall industry growth
Increase in episodic-based admissions
Focus on start-ups
Increase in episodic-based recertifications
Higher acuity levels and co-morbidities, requiring
more intensive services
Increase in episodic-based revenue per episode
Continued deployment of therapy intensive specialty
programs


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Start-Up Strategy
Home health start-ups
typically generate $1.5 -
$2.0
million in run-rate revenue
by the end of their second
year of operations
~ 18 to 30 months to recoup
the $300,000 -
$500,000
investment
50 home health and 5
hospice start-ups projected
in 2010
155 start-ups in pipeline, 60
incurring expenses
* Reported numbers are for home health start-ups
Yearly Start-Ups*
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
8
13
25
36
32
35
41
50
Projected
Completed


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Acquisition Strategy
Reported Purchase Price
$17.8M
$120.5M
$478.1M
$63.0M
Number of Deals
8
9
10
6
6
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
83
17
38
131
8
9
0
11
14
12
Hospice
Home Health
92
17
49
145
20


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Higher Acuity Level Patients
Source: OCS BBI Reporter Corporate Comparative Report   
Date Range:   2008-2009
Case Mix Weight
1.16
1.18
1.20
1.22
1.24
1.26
1.28
1.30
1.32
1.34
1.36
2008
2009
AMED
Nation


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High Quality Outcomes
Outcomes –
June 2009
Amedisys
vs. Nation
*
Lower % is better
Source: www.medicare.gov
Exceeded or met 9 out of 12 outcomes vs. nation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
50
54
62
72
71
49
67
32
23
66
1
87
46
54
47
64
65
43
60
29
22
67
1
80
Amedisys
Nation


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High Quality Health Care
Care Management
13 disease management programs
70 clinical tracks
Specialty Division
Balanced For Life first program in
division
Serves higher acuity patients
Rolled out to 332 locations through
December 2009


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Marwood Group Report
Reviewed Amedisys procedures, corporate compliance
processes, controls, clinical infrastructure, technology
offerings and future strategies.
Compared against three other publicly traded home health
companies and 14 large, private non-hospital home health
companies.
Amedisys ranked highest compared to publicly traded
companies
Overall score of 84.6% compared to average score of
76.9%


Investments in Technology
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Comprehensive Compliance Program
Local Level
Point of care system
enhances clinical
documentation accuracy
with real-time assessment
input
Clinical nurse review of
assessments
Physician review/approval
Standardized care plans
Weekly case conferences
Monthly audits
End of episode case review
Regional Level
Corporate Level
Unannounced
compliance & billing
audits
Regional directors
monitor compliance
status and resolve errors
Real-time monitoring
capability of local level
activity via Point of Care
system
Compliance training for all
employees
Compliance concerns hotline
Compliance review of metric
variances
Compliance manager site
visits
Semi-annual
clinical/compliance reviews
Annual Sarbanes-Oxley audit
Annual billing competency
testing
http://www.amedisys.com/pdf/Compliance3/Compliance_Controls.pdf


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Medicare Reimbursement
2008 CMS issued reimbursement changes
Expands HHRG’s
from 80 to 153
More integrated reimbursement for therapy
Allocation of more dollars to later episodes
2009 Changes
Market basket increase of 2.9%
Increase offset by 2.75% case mix creep adjustment
No rural add-on payment
2010 CMS final ruling
Market basket increase of 2.0%
Negative 2.75% case mix creep adjustment
10% cap on outlier payments per agency, offset by base       
payment increase of 2.5%


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Strong revenue growth
EPS growth of greater than 20% for seven consecutive years
Stable margins
Low leverage
Strong cash flow from operations
Financial Highlights


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Financial Highlights
$-
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$-
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
$2,000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Revenue and EPS
Projected Revenue
Actual Revenue
EPS


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Summary Financial Results
($ in millions, except per share data)
2008
2009
4Q08
4Q09
Net revenue
$1,187.4
$1,513.5
$340.1
$405.5
Period-over-period growth
70.1%
27.5%
75.3%
19.2%
Gross margin
624.8
789.0
178.1
208.1
Percent of revenue
52.6%
52.1%
52.4%
51.3%
CFFO
150.7
247.7
63.9
28.7
Adjusted
EBITDA
181.4
261.8
51.7
71.3
Percent of revenue
15.3%
17.3%
15.2%
17.6%
Adjusted
Fully-diluted
EPS
$3.31
$4.89
$0.98
$1.35
1
Adjusted
EBITDA
is
defined
as
net
income
attributable
to
Amedisys,
Inc.
before
provision
for
income
taxes,
net
interest
(income)
expense,
and
depreciation
and
amortization
plus
certain TLC integration costs. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating
activities, or other traditional indicators of operating performance. This calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other
companies, since not all companies calculate this non-GAAP financial measure in the same manner.
2
Adjusted diluted earnings per share is defined as diluted earnings per share plus the earnings per share effect of certain TLC acquisition costs. Adjusted diluted earnings per share
should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, income before income taxes, cash flow from operating activities, or other traditional indicators of operating
performance. This calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies, since not all companies
calculate this non-GAAP financial measure in the same manner.
1
2


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2008
2009
4Q08
4Q09
Agencies at period end
528
586
528
586
Period-over-period growth
49.2%
11.0%
49.2%
11.0%
Total visits
7,004,200
8,702,146
1,991,407
2,261,121
Period-over-period growth
62.8%
24.2%
68.9%
13.5%
Episodic-based admissions
199,371
231,782
53,748
59,694
Period-over-period growth
53.8%
16.3%
58.1%
11.1%
Episodic-based completed
episodes
353,076
411,975
98,592
108,360
Period-over-period growth
60.6%
16.7%
61.8%
9.9%
Episodic-based revenue per
episode
$2,854
$3,166
$2,972
$3,260
Period-over-period growth
7.3%
10.9%
11.6%
9.7%
Summary Performance Results


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Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2009
Assets
Cash
$        2.8
$      34.5
Accounts Receivable, Net
175.7
150.3
Property and Equipment
79.3
91.9
Goodwill
733.9
786.9
Other
78.5
108.8
Total Assets
$ 1,070.2
$ 1,172.4
Liabilities
and
Equity
Debt
$    328.5
$    215.2
All Other Liabilities
179.6
220.9
Equity
562.1
736.3
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 1,070.2
$ 1,172.4
Leverage Ratio
1.6x
0.8x
Summary Balance Sheet
($ in millions)


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47.7
43.7
53.3
46.8
39.1
39.6
43.3
45.2
45.0
46.8
51.0
47.2
40.4
36.9
33.2
33.9
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
3/31/06
6/30/06
9/30/06
12/31/06
3/31/07
6/30/07
9/30/07
12/31/07
3/31/08
6/30/08
9/30/08
12/31/08
3/31/09
6/30/09
9/30/09
12/31/09
DSO -
Net
(2)
Days Revenue Outstanding (DSO)
(1)
Our calculation of days revenue outstanding, net at March 31, 2008 is derived by dividing our ending net patient accounts receivable (i.e. net of estimated revenue adjustments, allowance for doubtful
accounts and excluding the patient accounts receivable assumed in the TLC Health Care Services, Inc. (“TLC”) and Family Home Health Care, Inc. & Comprehensive Home Healthcare Services, Inc.
(“HMA”) acquisitions) by our average daily net patient revenue, excluding the results of TLC and HMA for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.
(2)
Our calculation of days revenue outstanding, net is derived by dividing our ending net patient accounts receivable (i.e. net of estimated revenue adjustments and allowance for doubtful accounts) by our
average daily net patient revenue for the three-month period.
(1)


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Liquidity
Available line of credit (LOC): 12/31/09
=
$239m
2010 Estimated CFFO -
Cap Ex -
Required Debt Pay   =
$160m


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Summary
Strong revenue growth
EPS growth of greater than 20% for seven consecutive
years
Stable margins
Low leverage
Strong cash flow from operations


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Guidance
1
Guidance excludes the effects of future acquisitions, if they are made.
2
Provided as of the date of our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2010.
Calendar Year 2010
Net revenue:
$1.700 -
$1.750 billion
EPS:
$5.40 -
$5.60
Diluted shares:
28.8
million
1
2


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Contact Information
Kevin B. LeBlanc
Director of Investor Relations
Amedisys, Inc.
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Office –
225.292.2031
Fax –
225.295.9653
kleblanc@amedisys.com
We encourage everyone to visit the Investors section on our website at www.amedisys.com, where we
have posted additional important information such as press releases, profiles concerning our business
and clinical operations and control processes, and SEC filings. We intend to use our website to expedite
public access to time-critical information regarding the Company in advance of or in lieu of distributing a
press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the same information.