ITEM 7.01.
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REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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As of March 21, 2017 representatives of Amedisys, Inc.
(the Company) will begin making presentations at investor conferences using slides containing the information attached to this Current Report on Form
8-K
as Exhibit 99.1. The Company expects to use
these slides, in whole or in part, and possibly with modifications, in connection with presentations to investors, analysts and others during 2017.
By filing this report on Form
8-K
and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as
to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
The information
contained in the slides is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Companys Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and other public announcements that it may make, by press release or
otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may
be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of this Current Report on Form
8-K,
the information presented herein shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as previously set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Use of our Website to Distribute Material Company Information
Our company website address is www.amedisys.com. We use our website as a channel of distribution for important company information. Important
information, including press releases, analyst presentations and financial information regarding our company, is routinely posted on and accessible on the Investor Relations subpage of our website, which is accessible by clicking on the tab labeled
Investors on our website home page. Visitors to our website can also register to receive automatic
e-mail
and other notifications alerting them when new information is made available on the
Investor Relations subpage of our website.
Certain Forward-Looking Statements
When included in this press release, words like believes, belief, expects, plans,
anticipates, intends, projects, estimates, may, might, would, should and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements as
defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described therein. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following: changes in Medicare and other medical payment levels, our ability to open care centers, acquire additional care centers and integrate and operate these care centers effectively, changes in
or our failure to comply with existing federal and state laws or regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, competition in the healthcare industry, our ability to integrate our personal care segment
into our business efficiently, changes in the case mix of patients and payment methodologies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, our ability to maintain or establish new patient referral sources, our
ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, changes in payments and covered services due to the economic downturn and deficit spending by federal and state governments, future cost containment initiatives undertaken by third-party payors, our
access to financing, our ability to meet debt service requirements and comply with covenants in debt agreements, business disruptions due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, our ability to integrate, manage and keep our information systems
secure, our ability to comply with requirements stipulated in our corporate integrity agreement and changes in law or developments with respect to any litigation relating to the Company, including various other matters, many of which are beyond our
control.
Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or
quantified, you should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction of future events. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking and we do not intend to release publicly any updates or changes in our expectations concerning the
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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