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Investor Presentation
Leading Home Health Care & Hospice
March 2011
Exhibit 99.1


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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Reform
Act
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forward-looking
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upon
current
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about
our
business
that
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subject
to
a
variety
of
risks
and
uncertainties
that
could
cause
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
described
in
this
presentation.
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rely
on
forward-looking
statements
as
a
prediction
of
future
events.
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factors
that
could
cause
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
discussed
in
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forward-looking
statements
are
described
in
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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
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Leading Home Health & Hospice
91%
9%
Home Health
Hospice
Company overview
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Founded in 1982, publicly listed 1994
553 locations in 45 states
Leading provider of home health services
-
Services include skilled nursing and therapy
services
Growing hospice business
95% of Home Health revenue is episodic
based (both Medicare & non-Medicare)
16,300 employees
Home Health Division:
-Total admits. and recerts. in 2010 ~ 502,000
-9.1 million visits in 2010
Hospice Division:
-
Average daily census = 2,880
-
Average length of stay = 87 days
2011
revenue
guidance
=
$1.65
billion
2
1
For the year ended December 31, 2010
2
Provided as of the date of our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2011.
Stats
Revenue Mix


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Management team
William F. Borne, Chairman and CEO
Founder and CEO since 1982
28 years leading the industry
Michael D. Snow, Chief Operating Officer
30 years leading health care operations
Wellmont, HealthSouth, HCA
Tim Barfield, Chief Development Officer
15 years of corporate development experience
Gov. Bobby Jindal , Vinson & Elkins, The Shaw Group
Dale E. Redman, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
34 years of senior level financial experience
Winward Capital, United Companies Financial
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Jeffrey D. Jeter, Chief Compliance Officer
14 years of health care law and compliance expertise
Former Medicaid prosecutor,  LA AG for DOJ
Michael O. Fleming, Chief Medical Officer
29 years as a family physician
Former President of AAFP, first industry CMO
G. Patrick Thompson, Chief Information Officer
23 years of corporate administration experience
Arthur Andersen, Turner Industries, The Shaw Group
David R. Bucey, General Counsel
24 years of experience in corporate law
Coca-Cola Company, McKenna Long & Aldridge


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Agency Locations
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486 -
Home Health locations
67 -
Hospice locations


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Home Health Division
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Industry leader
Strong
national
footprint
486
locations
across
45
states
as
of
December
31,
2010
$356 million revenue in 4Q 2010
Strong clinical quality
Experienced divisional leadership
World-class technology platform
Well positioned to capitalize
on organic and consolidation
opportunities


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Hospice Division
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67 locations across 20 states as of December 31
$38 million revenue in 4Q 2010
Operational efficiencies drive strong margins
Quality care drives referral growth
Partnered with the country’s largest and leading Home Health company
Offering comprehensive
continuum of at-home care
Collective resources to drive
operational and clinical
excellence
Cross referral opportunities
to drive growth


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Medicare market size
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Source: Congressional Budget Office baseline reports (Home health figures from 2010 report, Hospice figures from 2009 report)


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Value Proposition
Home Health is the lowest total cost, lowest daily cost, and provides care
over the longest period of time
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*Source: National Association for Home Health & Hospice, Medpac June 2010 Data Book
Hospital
SNF
Home Health
Average Cost of Stay
$28,191
$14,688
$5,293
Average Length of Stay
4.9 days
27 days
106 days
Per Diem Cost
$5,765
$544
$50


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Our Long Term Operating Tenets
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Leading Home Health & Hospice
Focus on Clinical Outcomes
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Exceeded or met 11 out of 12 outcomes vs. footprint
1
Lower % is better          Source:  Medicare


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Industry Based
Best Practice
Quality Care Initiatives
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Care Transition
Encore/Telehealth
Care Team Conference
Research & Development
Nurse Practitioners


Leading Home Health & Hospice
3%
6%
15%
12%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2009
2010
Same Store Episodic-Based
Admission Growth
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Home Health
Hospice
Growth -
Organic
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Care transition coordinators
Professional sales force / Mercury Doc
Specialty programs
Health system & hospital partnerships
Clinical outcomes
Duke School of Medicine’s Institute on Care at the End of Life
1
Same
store
episodic-based
admission
growth
is
the
percent
increase
in
our
same
store
episodic-based
admissions
for
the
period
as
a
percent
of
the
same
store
episodic-based
admissions
of
the
prior
period.


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Consolidation Opportunities
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Home health and hospice industries are highly fragmented
10,500 home health provider numbers
3,400 hospice provider numbers
Most are single-site, small, local or regional providers
Small market share of publicly traded companies
Account for 15% of home health Medicare revenue market
Account for 12.5% of hospice Medicare revenue market
Focus
CON markets, footprint expansion, market depth, hospital system joint ventures
Hospice geographic expansion into Amedisys home health markets and market
depth
Revenue diversification strategies and care management expansion
opportunities
Positioned well for increase in opportunities expected in 2011


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Efficiency
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Flexible Labor Structure
Pay per visit structure
Response  to volume fluctuations
Infrastructure Investment
Upgraded accounting and HR system to Peoplesoft
More back office efficiency
Greater scalability
Field computer refresh
Enhanced field wireless communication
Access to clinical support
Continued investment in state-of-the-art operating system
Hospice point of care in 2011


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Efficiency
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Cost of Revenue
Pay per visit focus
Reduction in overtime
Weekly visit metrics
Field Overhead
Streamline management infrastructure
Closures/Mergers
Hospice
Reduced pharma costs
1
Fourth quarter figure adjusted for holiday pay


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Industry Challenges/Opportunities
Regulatory focus on industry and Amedisys
Senate Finance Committee inquiry of public companies
Securities Exchange Commission investigation of public
companies
Department of Justice investigation
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Home health reimbursement challenges
2011 reduction of 5.2%
Proposed 2012 reduction of ~2.9%
Rebasing
Face-to-face
Therapy reassessments
Home health Opportunities
Growth demographics
Moving to lower cost setting
Focus on outcomes
Value based performance 
Hospice outlook
Stable reimbursement
Face-to-face


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Investment Rationale
Solid industry growth rate
Deploy technology
Clinical quality and innovation
Low cost setting in high cost healthcare industry
Scalable infrastructure
Expected industry consolidation
Strong liquidity and capital position
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Tremendous
Opportunities


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Financial Review
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Leading Home Health & Hospice
Financial highlights
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Summary financial results
($ in millions, except per share data)
2009
2010
4Q09
4Q10
Net revenue
$1,513.5
$1,634.3
$405.5
$394.3
Period-over-period growth
27.5%
8.0%
19.2%
(2.8%)
Gross margin
789.0
813.9
208.1
193.5
Percent of revenue
52.1%
49.8%
51.3%
49.1%
CFFO
247.7
206.3
28.7
33.7
Adjusted EBITDA¹
261.8
242.0
71.3
54.8
Percent of revenue
17.3%
14.8%
17.6%
13.9%
Adjusted
Fully-diluted
EPS
2
$4.89
$4.29
$1.35
$0.95
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
adjustments
(i.e
Certain
items
incurred
in
2010
which
are
detailed
in
our
Form
8-K
filed
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
on
February
22,
2011).
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
adjustments
(i.e.
Certain
items
incurred
in
2010
which
are
detaile
d in
our
Form
8-K
filed
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
on
February
22,
2011).
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.


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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Summary performance results
2009
2010
4Q09
4Q10
Agencies at period end
586
553
586
553
Period-over-period growth
11.0%
(5.6%)
11.0%
(5.6%)
Total visits
8,702,146
9,065,549
2,261,121
2,184,880
Period-over-period growth
24.2%
4.2%
13.5%
(3.4%)
Episodic-based admissions
231,782
253,763
59,694
61,937
Period-over-period growth
16.3%
9.5%
11.1%
3.8%
Episodic-based completed
episodes
411,975
424,988
108,360
105,475
Period-over-period growth
17.0%
3.2%
9.9%
(2.7%)
Episodic-based revenue per
episode
$3,166
$3,311
$3,260
$3,294
Period-over-period growth
10.9%
4.6%
9.7%
1.0%


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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Summary balance sheet
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash
$      34.5
$      120.3
Accounts Receivable, Net
150.3
141.5
Property and Equipment
91.9
138.6
Goodwill
786.9
791.4
Other
108.8
108.0
Total Assets
$ 1,172.4
$ 1,299.8
Liabilities and Equity
Debt
$    215.2
$    181.9
All Other Liabilities
220.9
238.2
Equity
736.3
879.7
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 1,172.4
$ 1,299.8
Leverage Ratio
Leverage Ratio, Net of Cash
0.8x
0.7x
0.8x
0.3x


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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
32.6
32.5
30.8
32.8
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
55.0
DSO -
Net
(2)
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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)


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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Liquidity
Cash balance at 12/31/10 = $120M
Available line of credit (LOC): 12/31/10 =  $235M
2011 Estimated CFFO -
Cap Ex =  $110M -
$120M


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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Guidance
1
Calendar
Year
2011
2
Net revenue:
$1.60 -
$1.65 billion
EPS:
$3.00 -
$3.30
Diluted shares
3
:
29.3 million
1
Guidance
excludes
the
effects
of
any
share
repurchases,
future
acquisitions,
any
non-recurring
costs
that
may
be
incurred
during
the
year
or
the
impact
of
any
future
Medicare
rate
changes.
2
Provided
as
of
the
date
of
our
Form
8-K
filed
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
on
February
22,
2011.
3
Without
adjustment
for
any
shares
that
may
be
repurchased
under
our
Share
Repurchase
Program.


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Guidance
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First quarter will see a significant
sequential decline from the 95 cent run rate in
the
4
th
quarter
5.2% rate cut will negatively impact quarter by  25 to 30 cents
$1.2 million impact in January due to bad weather
March leadership meeting will negatively impact quarter
Negative impact from increased payroll taxes
Weak volume in January and February followed by very strong March volume that will
carry over into second quarter
Remaining quarters will look similar in step up to 2009


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Summary
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Tremendous
Opportunities
Solid industry growth rate
Deploy technology
Clinical quality and innovation
Low cost setting in high cost healthcare industry
Scalable infrastructure
Expected industry consolidation
Strong liquidity and capital position


Leading Home Health & Hospice
Key references
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Open Letter to Shareholders:
http://www.amedisys.com/pdf/Letter_to_Shareholders.pdf
Wyatt Matas Report:
(upon request)
kevin.leblanc@amedisys.com
Avalere Study:
http://www.amedisys.com/pdf/avalere_results_051109.pdf


Leading Home Health & Hospice
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
kevin.leblanc@amedisys.com
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