EXHIBIT 99 TEXT OF INVESTOR RELATIONS SLIDESHOW IN USE BEGINNING JANUARY 10, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information discussed, the statements made today are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. These forward-looking statements speak only as of this date. HEALTHSOUTH undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made today to reflect events or circumstances after today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Please refer to our SEC filings for a description of some of the factors that may affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTHSOUTH Overview - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading Healthcare Provider o Over 2,000 Facilities in all 50 States and Every Major Metropolitan Market o Largest Operator of - inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation facilities - freestanding outpatient surgery centers - freestanding diagnostic centers o Over $4 Billion in Annual Revenues and $1 Billion in Annual EBITDA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading Healthcare Provider o Strong Growth Potential and Credit Profile o Up to 100,000 Patients Treated per Day o Approximately 85,000 Referring Physicians o Excellent Relationships with National and Regional Payors o Cutting-Edge Technological Innovations - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRC's Competitive Advantages o Unique National Presence o Strong Brand Equity and Relationships with Leading Professional and Amateur Sports Organizations [Graphic Omitted - Logos of Representative Organizations] o Extensive Orthopedic Expertise ("Best Practice" Techniques) o Low-cost, Efficient Provider o Superior Clinical Outcomes with Exceptional Patient Satisfaction - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Significant Presence in Every Major Market [Graphic Omitted - Map] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Substantial and Diversified Revenue Base LTM 9/30/00 TOTAL REVENUE: $4,119 MILLION [Graphic Omitted - Chart of Revenue Breakdown by Segment and Line of Business] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Mission: Enhance Shareholder Value Through Superior Patient Care - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enhancing Shareholder Value KEY DRIVERS o Healthcare is a Core Sector of the Economy o HRC: Healthcare Provider of Choice o Strong Core Business o Growth Initiatives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthcare: Core Sector of the Economy o Represents 14% of GDP (Over $1.3 Trillion) o Expected to Exceed 16% of GDP by 2008 o Employs Over 10 Million People o Resistant to Economic Downturns Source: HCFA, Bureau of Labor Statistics - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthcare: Core Sector of the Economy o "Baby Boomer" Demographics Will Increase Healthcare Spending Over the Next Decade - Approx. 76 Million Between Ages 36-54 - 30% of U.S. Population - Physically Active Segment o Over 50 Population Will Increase 30% Over Next 15 Years o Increasing Consumer Choice Will Benefit Low-Cost/Superior Outcome Providers Source: HCFA, Admin. on Aging, Money, & Booz-Allen - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enhancing Shareholder Value KEY DRIVERS o Healthcare is a Core Sector of the Economy o HRC: Healthcare Provider of Choice o Strong Core Business o Growth Initiatives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRC: Provider of Choice o Demographic and Technological Developments Favor Outpatient Services Over Traditional Acute-Care Offerings o Our Integrated Service Model Moves the Patient Through the System More Efficiently o Ambulatory Surgery is One of the Fastest Growing Segments in Healthcare (15%+ Annual Growth) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRC: Provider of Choice o Strong Brand Name Reflects - Service Excellence - Superior Patient Outcomes - Exceptional Patient Satisfaction o Branding Efforts Encourage Repeat Business (Same Store Growth) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRC: Provider of Choice o Strong Physician Relationships - Approximately 85,000 Referring Physicians - Superior Clinical Outcomes - Convenience, Efficiency, and State-of-the-Art Equipment - Professional Websites and Web-Enabled Scheduling for Affiliated Physicians o Strong Payor Relationships - National Footprint - Proven Cost-Effective Outcomes - Preferred Partner for National Electronic Claims Platform - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enhancing Shareholder Value KEY DRIVERS o Healthcare is a Core Sector of the Economy o HRC: Provider of Choice o Core Business Generates 15% Growth o Growth Initiatives - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Business Generates 15% Growth o Significant Operating Leverage - Pricing - Volume - Excess Capacity o Expense Control and Efficiency Initiatives o Substantial Free Cash Flow NET RESULT: 15% EPS GROWTH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Business Generates 15% Growth Significant Operating Leverage o Base Case: Stable Pricing Across All Lines o Upside Initiatives: - Stopped Taking Price Cuts in 4Q99 - In 2000, 35% of Contracts had Pricing Increases with 65% Stable - Improve Orthopedic and Plastics Mix in Surgery Centers - Multi-Modality Roll-Out in Diagnostics Is Substantially Complete - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Business Generates 15% Growth Significant Operating Leverage o Base Case: Modest Volume Growth of 3-5% Across all Lines o Upside Initiatives: - Actual Volume Growth of 7% in 3Q00 - Tap Into Excess Capacity o Inpatient Rehabilitation - 78% Utilization o Outpatient Rehabilitation - 75% Utilization o Outpatient Surgery - 50% Utilization o Diagnostic Imaging - 50% Utilization o Enhance Cross Referrals by Completing ISM Rollout - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTHSOUTH Operating Leverage Potential 1) Cost Savings - $50 / day in Cost Savings at Every HRC Facility POTENTIAL IMPACT: $.04 EPS 2) Additional Volume - One Additional Surgery Procedure Per Day at Each of Our 222 Ambulatory Surgery Centers POTENTIAL IMPACT: $.04 EPS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Business Generates 15% Growth o Significant Operating Leverage o Expense Control and Efficiency Initiatives - MedCenterDirect.com - Source Medical - Electronic Claims - HEALTSOUTH Intranet - Management Reorganization o Substantial Free Cash Flow NET RESULT: 15% EPS GROWTH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expense Control and Efficiency MedCenterDirect.com o Healthcare e-Procurement o Provides: - Increased Inventory Turns - Enhanced Contract Compliance - Usage and Cost Data - Standardized Requisitions o 1,000 Facilities Utilizing MCD o Rollout to be Complete by End of 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expense Control and Efficiency Source Medical o Paperless Clinical Documentation System o Online Charting, Coding, and Claims Administration o Realizing $2-4 per Visit in Cost Savings / Net Revenue Enhancement o Allows Clinician More Time With Patient o Currently in Approximately 700 HRC Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities - Projected to be in 1,100 Facilities by March 2001 (80% complete) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expense Control and Efficiency Electronic Claims o Working with Payors to File Claims Electronically Using EDI Solutions - HIPAA Requirements o Contract Manager - Single Database for All Payor Contracts - Updated Real-Time for Contract Terms and Patient Information o Claims Manager Ensures "Clean Claim" Submitted to Payor o Will Drive Further DSO Reductions - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expense Control and Efficiency HEALTHSOUTH Intranet o Improves Management Access to Financial Data and Reporting o Standardizes Documents o Automates Work Flow - Human Resource Management and A/P o Provides Online Training - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expense Control and Efficiency Reorganization Around Local Markets o Reorganized Operating Structure in 4Q99 into Outpatient and Inpatient Divisions o Empowered Local Management - Physician Relationships - Development - Payor Contracting o Streamlined Decision-Making Process - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core Business Generates 15% Growth o Significant Operating Leverage o Expense Control and Efficiency Initiatives o Substantial Free Cash Flow - Reduced Capex - Focused Development - DSO Improvement NET RESULT: 15% EPS GROWTH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Substantial Free Cash Flow o Rapid Acquisition Strategy and Buildout of Nationwide Network is Substantially Complete - Will Continue to Fine-tune and Back-fill into Existing Markets - Substantial Capex for Equipment & Facility Upgrades Is Behind Us - HEALTHSOUTH Is Moving from Rapid Growth by Acquisition to Steady, Sustainable Growth from Operations - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Substantial Free Cash Flow o Focused Development Activity - Complete Integrated Service Model (Top 300 US Markets) - 20% ROE Hurdle Rate - Fewer Acquisitions and More De Novo's o Continue DSO Improvement - Ramp up of Electronic Claims Processing - Utilize Claims Manager Solution - Enhance Relationships with Payors - EACH DAY OF DSO IMPROVEMENT NETS HEALTHSOUTH APPROXIMATELY $11 MM IN CASH - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Substantial Free Cash Flow-Summary o Substantial Capex for Equipment & Facility Upgrades Is Behind Us o Future Development Capex Will Be Highly Focused o Continued Focus on DSO Improvement Net Result: Substantial Free Cash Flow - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives & Upside Opportunities o Surgery Syndications o Inpatient PPS o Clinical Research and Technology - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Surgery Syndications o Opportunity to Bring in New Surgeons to Drive Case Volumes o Goal of Adding 1,000 New Surgical Partners by End of 2Q01 o Operating at 50% Capacity Today; Incremental Volume is High Margin (40%+) o Focus on Orthopedics and Plastics - Superior Pricing - High Private Pay on Plastics o Solidifies Physician Relationship; Enhances Cross-Referrals for Physical Therapy and Diagnostic - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Surgery Syndications o Strong Growth in Demand for Outpatient Surgery From all Primary Participants: Patients [arrow] Convenience Physicians [arrow] Efficiency Payors [arrow] Cost-effective - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outpatient Surgery: Cost Effective Alternative HRC vs. Acute-Care Outpatient - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRC ACUTE-CARE SAVINGS FACILITY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knee (ACL) $1,607 $2,768 42% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoulder Arthroscopy $2,259 $4,070 44% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gall Bladder $2,741 $5,051 46% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mastectomy $1,313 $2,430 46% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nasal Septum $1,111 $2,327 52% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonoscopy $582 $2,197 73% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Surgery Syndications - Potential Impact o 1,000 New Surgical Partners o Perform 1 Case Per Day o Average Pricing of $1,100/Case o 40% EBITDA Margin o HRC Ownership Decreases From 67% to 60% Result: Approx. $277 MM Incremental Revenue Approx. $111 MM Incremental EBITDA Approx. $66 MM Incremental Pre-Tax Earnings POTENTIAL IMPACT: $.10 EPS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS o HCFA's Proposed Rules/Rates Issued November 2000 o HCFA's Sample Database Reflects Overall Average PPS Rate of $11,509 per Discharge o HRC's Current Cost Is $9,600 o Approximately 70,000 Annual Medicare Discharges - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS o Potential Impact of New PPS Rates at Full Implementation: - $1,400 x 70,000 Discharges = $98 MM (Pre-tax Earnings) o Additional Upside: - 10% Utilization Increase = $50 MM (Pre-tax Earnings) POTENTIAL IMPACT: $.22 EPS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS o Medicare Relief Package Contained Two Key Points Regarding Inpatient PPS: - Gives Provider Option to Select 100% PPS Rate vs. Multi-Year Phase-in - 2% First Year Cut Restored in 2002 o Implementation Currently Scheduled for April 1, 2001 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Clinical Research &Technology o Nationwide Platform of 2,000+ HRC Facilities o Extensive Patient Database Across Broad Range of Therapeutic Areas (Orthopedic, Neurological, Vascular, Ophthalmic) o Interaction with 100,000 Patients per Day o Referral Base of 85,000 Physicians o Existing Physician Advisory Boards by Disease Specialty - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives Clinical Research o HEALTHSOUTH Offers Expedited Patient Enrollment via: - Direct Enrollment at the Facility Level - On-line Enrollment at healthsouth.com o Physicians Want to Become More Involved in Clinical Trials: - Exposes Physicians to Latest Therapies - Attracts More Patients - Additional Source of Income for Physicians o Enables HEALTHSOUTH to Enhance Patient Care by Offering Access to Potential New Therapies RESULT: STRONGER PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN TIES WHICH GENERATE NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE AND INCREASED VOLUMES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth Initiatives New Technology Launches o Surgical Devices: Trivex Varicose Vein Procedure - Two Year Agreement with Smith & Nephew - Trained 200+ General and Vascular Surgeons - Resulted in 100 New Surgical Partners o New Diagnostic Applications: High-speed Organ Scans - New Technology Allows High-speed, High-resolution Scans - Growing Use as Wellness Tool To Establish Benchmarks and Provide Early Detection - Growing Demand from More Educated Consumer Population RESULT: STRONGER PATIENT AND PHYSICIAN TIES WHICH GENERATE NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE AND INCREASED VOLUMES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valuation Comparison o HRC Trading at a Discount to the Healthcare Provider Universe - HRC Trades at 8x EBITDA vs. 13x for Industry - HRC Trades at a 20 P/E vs. 29 P/E for Industry - HRC's Implied Stock Valuation at Industry Multiples: $21 - $29 - Improving EBITDA Margin o HRC Trading at a Discount to the Healthcare Provider Universe - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue Trend [Graph omitted] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EBITDA Trend [Graph omitted] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EBITDA Margin Trend [Graph omitted] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Price Performance [Graph omitted] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary o National Presence o Superior Clinical Outcomes with Exceptional Patient Satisfaction o Strong Core Business (15% Base Growth) o Significant Growth Initiatives and Upside Potential o Compelling Valuation o Investment Grade Rating