MEDNAX, INC. (Form: 10-K, Received: 02/12/2014 06:03:37)

MEDNAX, INC.

Date: February 11, 2014

/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D.

Roger J. Medel, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

¨	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 001-12111

MEDNAX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


FLORIDA		26-3667538
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida		33323
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (954) 384-0175

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No x

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its Corporate Website, 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 x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

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.


Large accelerated filer x		Accelerated filer ¨		Non-accelerated filer ¨		Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of shares of Common Stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2013, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $4,551,139,349 based on a $45.79 closing price per share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite transactions list on such date.

The number of shares of Common Stock of the registrant outstanding on January 31, 2014 was 101,265,594.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

The registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A, with respect to the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K, each document incorporated by reference herein is deemed not to be filed as part hereof.

MEDNAX, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

INDEX


PART I
	Item 1.	Business	3
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	25
	Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	36
	Item 2.	Properties	36
	Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	36
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	36
PART II
	Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	37
	Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	39
	Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	40
	Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	52
	Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	53
	Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	77
	Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures .	77
PART III
	Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	78
	Item 11.	Executive Compensation	78
	Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	78
	Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	78
	Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	78
PART IV
	Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	79

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain information included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” which may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. These statements are often characterized by terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar expressions, and are based on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Any forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in this Form 10-K, including the risks set forth under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.

As used in this Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “MEDNAX,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the parent company, MEDNAX, Inc., a Florida corporation, and the consolidated subsidiaries through which its businesses are actually conducted (collectively, “MDX”), together with MDX’s affiliated professional associations, corporations and partnerships (“affiliated professional contractors”). Certain subsidiaries of MDX have contracts with our affiliated professional contractors, which are separate legal entities that provide physician services in certain states and Puerto Rico. All share and per share data set forth herein give effect to the two-for-one split of our common stock that became effective on December 19, 2013.

PART I

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

MEDNAX is a leading provider of physician services including newborn, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and other pediatric subspecialty care. At December 31, 2013, our national network comprised over 2,300 affiliated physicians, including approximately 1,050 physicians who provide neonatal clinical care, in 34 states and Puerto Rico, primarily within hospital-based neonatal intensive care units (“NICUs”), to babies born prematurely or with medical complications. We have over 775 physicians who provide anesthesia care to patients in connection with surgical and other procedures, as well as pain management. We have over 200 affiliated physicians who provide maternal-fetal care to expectant mothers experiencing complicated pregnancies and obstetrical hospitalist services in many areas where our affiliated neonatal physicians practice. Our network also includes other pediatric subspecialists, including approximately 120 physicians providing pediatric cardiology care, 110 physicians providing pediatric intensive care, 60 physicians providing hospital-based pediatric care and 15 physicians providing pediatric surgical care.

MEDNAX, Inc. was incorporated in Florida in 2007 and is the successor to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., which was incorporated in Florida in 1979. Our principal executive offices are located at 1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323 and our telephone number is (954) 384-0175.

Our Physician Specialties

The following discussion describes our physician specialties and the care that we provide:

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Neonatal Care . We provide clinical care to babies born prematurely or with complications within specific units at hospitals, primarily NICUs, through a team of experienced neonatal physician subspecialists (“neonatologists”), neonatal nurse practitioners and other pediatric clinicians. Neonatologists are board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, physicians who have extensive education and training for the care of babies born prematurely or with complications that require complex medical treatment. Neonatal nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have advanced training and education in assessing and treating the healthcare needs of newborns and infants as well as managing the needs of their families.

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Anesthesia Care . We provide anesthesia care through a team of experienced physician anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists (“CRNAs”), anesthesiologist assistants (“AAs”) and other clinicians. Using the care team approach, anesthesiologists supervise CRNAs and AAs allowing us to provide high quality, cost efficient and service-oriented anesthesia care to our patients. Our anesthesiologists are board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, physicians who are responsible for administering anesthesia to relieve pain and for managing vital life functions, including breathing, heart rhythm and blood pressure, during surgery. After surgery, they maintain the patient in a comfortable state during recovery and are involved in the provision of critical care medicine in the intensive care unit in urban and community hospitals and surgical centers.

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Anesthesia Subspecialty Care . In addition to their board certification in anesthesiology, many of our anesthesiologists have completed fellowships in subspecialties such as obstetrical, critical care, cardiac and pediatric anesthesia.

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Pain Management . We also provide acute and chronic pain management services. Postoperative acute pain management is often initiated in the hospital recovery room and may continue for the remainder of the hospital stay. Chronic pain services are offered through outpatient medical offices, hospital clinics and ambulatory service centers. These facilities are staffed with board-certified anesthesiologists or neurologists, who are also board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, in pain medicine, who provide patients with a comprehensive evaluation and treatment plan for their pain. These facilities provide a full spectrum of care ranging from medical management of pain through minimally invasive interventional procedures.

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Maternal-Fetal Care . We provide inpatient and office-based clinical care to expectant mothers and their unborn babies through our affiliated maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists, obstetricians and other clinicians, such as maternal-fetal nurse practitioners, certified nurse mid-wives, ultrasonographers and genetic counselors. Maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists are board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, obstetricians who have extensive education and training for the treatment of high-risk expectant mothers and their fetuses. Our affiliated maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists practice primarily in metropolitan areas where we have affiliated neonatologists to provide coordinated care for women with complicated pregnancies whose babies are often admitted to a NICU upon delivery.

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Pediatric Cardiology Care . We provide inpatient and office-based pediatric cardiology care of the fetus, infant, child, and adolescent patient with congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, as well as adults with congenital heart defects through our affiliated pediatric cardiologist subspecialists and other clinicians such as pediatric nurse practitioners, echocardiographers and other diagnostic technicians, and exercise physiologists. Pediatric cardiologists are board-certified pediatricians who have additional education and training in congenital heart defects and pediatric acquired heart disorders.

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Other Pediatric Subspecialty Care . Our network includes pediatric intensivists, who are hospital-based pediatricians with additional education and training in caring for critically ill or injured children and adolescents, pediatric hospitalists, who are hospital-based pediatricians specializing in inpatient care and management of acutely ill children and pediatric surgeons, who provide specialized care for patients ranging from newborns to adolescents, for all problems or conditions affecting children that require surgical intervention, and often have particular expertise in the areas of neonatal, prenatal, trauma, and pediatric oncology. Our affiliated physicians also provide clinical services in other areas of hospitals, particularly in the pediatric emergency room, the labor and delivery area, newborn nursery and pediatric department, where immediate accessibility to specialized care may be critical.

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient care through evidence-based medicine, we also conduct clinical research, monitor clinical outcomes and implement clinical quality initiatives with a view to improving patient outcomes, shortening the length of hospital stays and reducing long-term health system costs. We believe that referring and collaborating physicians, hospitals, third-party payors and patients all benefit from our clinical research, education and quality initiatives.

Demand for Our Services

Neonatal Medicine . Of the approximately four million births in the United States annually, we estimate that approximately 13% require NICU admission. Numerous institutions conduct research to identify potential causes of premature birth and medical complications that often require NICU admission. Some common contributing factors include the presence of hypertension or diabetes in the mother, lack of prenatal care, complications during pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse and smoking or poor nutritional habits during pregnancy. Babies admitted to NICUs typically have an illness or condition that requires the care of a neonatologist. Babies who are born prematurely or have a low birth weight often require neonatal intensive care services because of an increased risk for medical complications. We believe obstetricians generally prefer to perform deliveries at hospitals that provide a full complement of labor and delivery services, including a NICU staffed by board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, neonatologists. Because obstetrics is a significant source of hospital

admissions, hospital administrators have responded to these demands by establishing NICUs and contracting with independent neonatology group practices, such as our affiliated professional contractors, to staff and manage these units. As a result, NICUs within the United States tend to be concentrated in hospitals with higher volumes of births. There are approximately 5,000 board-certified neonatologists in the United States.

Anesthesia Medicine. An estimated 46 million inpatient procedures and 35 million ambulatory procedures are performed annually in the United States. Anesthesiologists generally provide or participate in the administration of anesthetics in these procedures. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population continues to expand and the fastest-growing segment of the population consists of individuals over the age of 65. The growth in population and, in particular the age 65 or greater segment, has resulted in an increase in demand for surgical services and a correlating increase in demand for anesthesia services. The growth of ambulatory surgical centers and expansion of office-based procedures has also contributed to the demand for anesthesia services. There are approximately 47,000 anesthesiologists in the United States.

Pain Management. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, more than 76 million people suffer from pain and 15% of those who suffer from pain will consult with a pain specialist. As the population ages, we believe that the number of people suffering from acute or chronic pain will continue to increase. Lifestyle also plays an important part in the demand for pain management services. We believe that the combination of the growing population of people who suffer from pain, the lifestyle expectations of this population and the ability for patients to seek out a pain specialist without having to be referred by a physician will increase the demand for pain management services.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine . Expectant mothers with pregnancy complications often seek or are referred by their obstetricians to maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists. These subspecialists provide inpatient and office-based care to women with conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, multiple gestation, recurrent miscarriage, family history of genetic diseases, suspected fetal birth defects and other complications during their pregnancies. We believe that improved maternal-fetal care has a positive impact on neonatal outcomes. Data on neonatal outcomes demonstrates that, in general, the likelihood of mortality or an adverse condition or outcome (referred to as “morbidity”) is reduced the longer a baby remains in the womb. There are approximately 1,900 board-certified maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists in the United States.

Pediatric Cardiology Medicine . Pediatric cardiologists provide inpatient and office-based cardiology care of the fetus, infant, child, and adolescent with congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease, as well as providing care to adults with congenital heart defects. We estimate that approximately one in every 120 babies is born with some form of heart defect. With advancements in care, there are approximately one million adults in the United States today living with congenital heart disease. There are approximately 2,100 board-certified pediatric cardiologists in the United States.

Other Pediatric Subspecialty Medicine . Other areas of pediatric subspecialty medicine are closely associated with maternal-fetal-newborn medical care. For example, pediatric intensivists are subspecialists who care for critically ill or injured children and adolescents in pediatric intensive care units (“PICUs”). There are approximately 1,600 board-certified pediatric intensivists in the United States. As another example, pediatric hospitalists are pediatricians who provide care in many hospital areas, including labor and delivery and the newborn nursery. In addition, pediatric surgeons provide specialized care for patients ranging from newborns to adolescents, for all problems or conditions affecting children that require surgical intervention, and often have particular expertise in the areas of neonatal, prenatal, trauma, and pediatric oncology. There are approximately 800 board-certified pediatric surgeons in the United States.

Hospital-Based Care . Hospitals generally must provide cost-effective, quality care in order to enhance their reputations within their communities and desirability to patients, referring and collaborating physicians and third-party payors. In an effort to improve outcomes and manage costs, hospitals typically employ or contract with physician specialists to provide specialized care in many hospital-based units or settings. Hospitals traditionally staff these units or settings through affiliations with local physician groups or independent practitioners.

However, management of these units and settings presents significant operational challenges, including variable admissions rates, increased operating costs, complex reimbursement systems and other administrative burdens. As a result, some hospitals choose to contract with physician organizations that have the clinical quality initiatives, information and reimbursement systems and management expertise required to effectively and efficiently operate these units and settings in the current healthcare environment. Demand for hospital-based physician services, including neonatology and anesthesiology, is determined by a national market in which qualified physicians with advanced training compete for hospital contracts.

Practice Administration. Administrative demands and cost containment pressures from a number of sources, principally commercial and government payors, make it increasingly difficult for physicians to effectively manage patient care, remain current on the latest procedures and efficiently administer non-clinical activities. As a result, we believe that physicians remain receptive to being affiliated with larger organizations that reduce administrative burdens, achieve economies of scale and provide value-added clinical research, education and quality initiatives. By relieving many of the burdens associated with the management of a subspecialty group practice, we believe that our practice administration services permit our affiliated physicians to focus on providing quality patient care and thereby contribute to improving patient outcomes, ensuring appropriate length of hospital stays and reducing long-term health system costs. In addition, our national network of affiliated physician practices, modeled around a traditional group practice structure, is managed by a non-clinical professional management team with proven abilities to achieve significant operating efficiencies in providing administrative support systems, interacting with physicians, hospitals and third-party payors, managing information systems and technologies, and complying with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Our Business Strategy

Our business objective is to enhance our position as a leading provider of physician services. The key elements of our strategy to achieve this objective are:

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Build upon core competencies . We have developed significant administrative expertise relating to neonatal, maternal-fetal and other pediatric subspecialty services, as well as, more recently, to our anesthesiology practices. We have also facilitated the development of a clinical approach to the practice of medicine among our affiliated physicians through a clinical data warehouse that includes research, education and quality initiatives intended to advance the practice of neonatology, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology medicine and pediatric intensive care, improve the quality of care provided to acutely ill newborns and expectant mothers with pregnancy complications and reduce long-term health system costs. We have begun the implementation of a clinical data warehouse throughout our anesthesiology practices through which we are collecting patient information throughout the continuum of care. We have established more than 50 performance, quality and patient satisfaction metrics that are now being measured. This program will allow us to provide feedback to our physicians and hospital partners and to develop and implement best practices, all with the goal of improving outcomes, creating perioperative efficiencies and ensuring patient satisfaction across our anesthesiology practices.

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Promote same-unit and organic growth . We seek opportunities for increasing revenue from our hospital- and office-based operations. For example, our affiliated hospital-based neonatal, maternal-fetal and other pediatric physicians are well situated to, and, in some cases, provide physician services in other departments, such as pediatric emergency rooms, newborn nurseries, or in situations where immediate accessibility to specialized obstetric and pediatric care may be critical. Our hospital-based and office-based physicians continue to pursue an organic growth strategy that involves working with our hospital partners to develop integrated service programs for which we become a multi-specialty provider of solutions within the maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric continuum of care. An integrated program results in a broader offering of care across our specialties and permits the extension of our service lines in our markets. We are successfully executing this organic growth strategy and market partnership in many metropolitan areas and intend to continue this growth initiative in the future. In addition, we market our capabilities to obstetricians, pediatricians and family physicians to attract referrals to our hospital-based units and our office-based practices. We also market the services of our

affiliated physicians to other hospitals to attract maternal, neonatal and pediatric transport admissions. In addition, we may pursue new contractual arrangements with hospitals, including possibly through joint ventures, either where we currently provide or do not currently provide physician services. We are developing similar opportunities with our affiliated anesthesiologists.

With the goal of further expanding our organic growth strategy, we are pursuing opportunities in telemedicine, which is the use of telecommunication and information technology in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. Many pediatric subspecialties as well as maternal-fetal medicine, will benefit in the future from having a robust platform in telemedicine. Telemedicine services are well documented as high quality, safe and efficient means of expanding physician services into metropolitan and rural communities. We have begun to expand our services to provide these remote programs to our hospital partners. These programs enhance the standing of our hospital partners while creating another portal of entry of pediatric patients to our inpatient service lines.

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Acquire physician practice groups. We continue to seek to expand our operations by acquiring established physician practices in our specialties which include neonatology, anesthesiology, maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology. We also pursue complementary pediatric subspecialty physician groups, such as pediatric intensivists, pediatric hospitalists and pediatric surgeons. In addition, both independently and in collaboration with our hospital partners, we are actively pursuing expansion into additional pediatric surgery subspecialties in order to meet the needs of our hospital partners. These include groups with expertise in pediatric ear nose and throat, pediatric orthopedics and neurosurgery as well as newborn congenital heart disease. During 2013, we added 11 physician groups to our national network through acquisitions consisting of six anesthesiology practices and five neonatology practices.

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Strengthen relationships with our partners . By managing many of the operational challenges associated with physician practices, encouraging clinical research, education and quality initiatives, and promoting timely intervention by our physicians, we believe that our business model is focused on improving the quality of care delivered to patients, promoting the appropriate length of their hospital stays and optimizing efficient use of health system resources. We believe that referring and collaborating physicians, hospitals, third-party payors and patients all benefit to the extent that we are successful in implementing our business model.

OUR PHYSICIAN SERVICES

Neonatal Care

We provide neonatal care to babies born prematurely or with complications within specific hospital units, primarily NICUs, through our network of over 1,050 affiliated neonatal physicians and other related clinical professionals who staff and manage clinical activities at more than 360 NICUs in 34 states and Puerto Rico. We partner with our hospital clients in an effort to enhance the quality of care delivered to premature and sick babies. Some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious hospitals, both not-for-profit and for-profit institutions, retain us to staff and manage their NICUs. Our affiliated neonatologists generally provide 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week coverage in NICUs, support the local referring physician community and are available for consultation in other hospital departments. Our hospital partners benefit from our experience in managing complex intensive care units. Our neonatal physicians interact with colleagues across the country through an internal communications system to draw upon their collective expertise in managing challenging patient-care issues. Our neonatal physicians also work collaboratively with maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists to coordinate the care of mothers experiencing complicated pregnancies and their fetuses. We also employ or contract with neonatal nurse practitioners, who work with our affiliated physicians in providing medical care.

Anesthesia Care

We provide anesthesia care at hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office-based practices with our over 775 affiliated anesthesiologists. Following the “care team” model, our physicians work with both practice

and hospital-employed CRNAs, AAs and other clinicians. As an integral part of the surgical team, our anesthesiologists support the surgeons by providing medical care before, during and after surgery so that surgeons may concentrate on the surgical procedure. Our anesthesiologists provide this care by evaluating the patient and consulting with the surgical team before surgery, providing pain control and support of life functions during surgery, supervising care after surgery and discharging the patient from the post-anesthesia care unit. They also support other departments within the hospital such as labor and delivery, sedation for imaging, and the hospital’s emergency room by providing services as appropriate to patients requiring immediate care. In addition, our physicians provide anesthesia care at ambulatory surgical centers and office-based practices for procedures that require some level of anesthesia.

Pain Management

Our physicians and physician assistants provide pain management services in outpatient centers. Our physicians are board-certified in anesthesiology or neurology and board-certified, or eligible-to-apply-for-certification, in pain medicine. This advanced training and education expands treatment options available for both acute and chronic pain sufferers. The physicians develop treatment plans specific to the patients’ individual needs that include interventional techniques such as trigger point and facet injections, pain pumps, nerve stimulators, radiofrequency ablation and catheters, as well as medication management.

Maternal-Fetal Care

We provide inpatient and office-based maternal-fetal care services to expectant mothers with complicated pregnancies and their fetuses through our network of over 200 affiliated physicians and other related clinical professionals who provide maternal-fetal medical care. Our affiliated neonatologists practice with maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists to provide coordinated care for expectant mothers with complicated pregnancies whose babies are often admitted to the NICU upon delivery. We believe continuity of treatment from mother and developing fetus during the pregnancy to the newborn upon delivery has improved the clinical outcomes of our patients.

Pediatric Cardiology Care

Our pediatric cardiology practice consists of approximately 120 affiliated physicians and other related clinical professionals who provide specialized cardiac care to the fetus, neonatal and pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disorders, as well as adults with congenital heart defects, through scheduled office visits, hospital rounds and immediate consultation in emergency situations. Our affiliated cardiologists work collaboratively with neonatologists and maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists to provide a coordinated continuum of care.

Other Pediatric Subspecialty Care

Our network includes other pediatric subspecialists such as pediatric intensivists, pediatric hospitalists and pediatric surgeons. In addition, our affiliated physicians seek to provide support services in other areas of hospitals, particularly in the pediatric emergency room, labor and delivery area, nursery and pediatric department, where immediate accessibility to specialized care may be critical. Our experience and expertise in maternal-fetal-neonatal medicine has led to our involvement in these other areas.

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Pediatric Intensive Care . We have approximately 110 affiliated physicians who provide clinical care for critically ill or injured children and adolescents. They staff and manage PICUs at over 35 hospitals.

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Pediatric Hospitalists . We have over 60 affiliated hospital-based physicians who provide clinical care to acutely ill children at more than 20 hospitals. Our pediatric hospitalists provide inpatient pediatric and newborn care as well as provide care in PICUs, NICUs and pediatric emergency rooms.

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Pediatric Surgery . We have 15 affiliated physicians in this subspecialty including pediatric urologists, pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeons and general and thoracic pediatric surgeons who provide specialized care for patients ranging from newborns to adolescents, for all problems or conditions affecting children that require surgical intervention. Areas of particular expertise include management of neonatal and congenital anomalies, prenatal counseling, trauma management, pediatric oncology, gastrointestinal surgery, as well as common pediatric surgical conditions.

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Other Newborn and Pediatric Care . Because our affiliated physicians and advanced nurse practitioners generally provide hospital-based coverage, they are situated to provide highly specialized care to address medical needs that may arise during a baby’s hospitalization. For example, as part of our ongoing efforts to support and partner with hospitals and the local referring physician community, our affiliated neonatologists, pediatric hospitalists and advanced nurse practitioners provide in-hospital nursery care to newborns through our newborn nursery program. This program is made available for babies during their hospital stay, which in the case of healthy babies typically consists of evaluation and observation, following which they are referred, and their hospital records are provided, to their pediatricians or family practitioners for follow-up care.

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Newborn Hearing Screening Program . Our affiliated physicians also oversee our newborn hearing screening program. Since we launched this program in 1994, we believe that we have become the largest provider of newborn hearing screening services in the United States. In 2013, we screened over 700,000 babies for potential hearing loss at more than 360 hospitals across the nation. Over 40 states either require newborns to be screened for potential hearing loss before being discharged from the hospital or require that parents be offered the opportunity to submit their newborns to hearing screens. We contract or coordinate with hospitals to provide hearing screening services.

CLINICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND QUALITY

As part of our patient focus and ongoing commitment to improving patient care through evidenced-based medicine, we engage in clinical research, continuous quality improvement and education initiatives. We discover, understand and teach healthcare practices that enhance the abilities of clinicians to deliver quality care, thereby contributing to better patient outcomes and reduced long-term health system costs. Our investment in these initiatives benefits our patients, clinicians, referring and collaborating physicians, hospital partners and third-party payors. We believe that these initiatives help us, among other things, to enhance the value of our services, attract new and retain existing clinicians, improve clinical operations and enhance practice communication.

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Clinical Research. We conduct clinical research to discover ways to improve clinical care for our patients. We share our discoveries throughout the medical community through submissions to peer-reviewed literature. Recent research activity includes:

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In neonatal medicine, we completed our analysis of the data collected during one of the largest trials ever attempted in neonatal nutrition, entitled How Illness and Nutritional Support Influence Amino Acid and Acylcarnitine Profiles in Premature Neonates. This trial enrolled over 1,000 patients and the data is currently being analyzed. Initial review suggests that the results of this trial will have a substantial impact upon the approach to premature infant feeding. New recommendations about the use of parenteral nutrition, breast milk and formula for the low birth weight infant are likely to be forthcoming from this study. As a subset of this investigation, we undertook a detailed metabolic evaluation of breast milk and neonatal premature formulas that has revealed previously unknown details about the protein and amino acid nutritional composition of these products in infant feeding. The analysis of a second trial that examined the causes of mortality in the NICU, evaluating more than 600 cases, has also been completed, and a manuscript is in the final stages of preparation. New insights into preventative approaches to care are expected to result from this investigation.

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In maternal-fetal medicine, we have completed an important investigation of non-invasive maternal testing for aneuploidies, or chromosomal abnormalities. The manuscript related to this

investigation has recently been submitted for publication and details one of the latest and most remarkable approaches to modern fetal testing. Additional maternal-fetal medicine trials are currently underway and additional studies are in late planning stages.

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Our pediatric cardiology research has also been developing rapidly. Our groups are currently evaluating the role of newborn screening for congenital cardiac disease in collaboration with many of our neonatal practices. This study will enroll approximately 6,000 infants. In addition, a study that examines the relationship between long QTc Syndrome and hearing loss is being conducted. Many of our pediatric cardiology practices are involved in a variety of important collaborative research studies.

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We also continue to publish research based on data from our clinical information systems, our clinical trials, and from our individual practice efforts. In 2013, more than 70 papers were published as a result of this research addressing many different areas of neonatal, maternal-fetal, and pediatric cardiology care. Our clinical data warehouse has also remained a major reference source at a national level, and continued to be highlighted and cited in several publications, as well as in numerous national forums and presentations during 2013. An important new manuscript addressing the timing of necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating inflammatory bowel disease of premature neonates, is currently in review for publication. Our clinical data warehouse now has accumulated clinical information from more than 975,000 infants and more than 18 million patient days and is frequently used in collaboration with universities and government agencies.

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One of the most important avenues of future research for our practices lies within anesthesiology. In anesthesiology, we both conduct and support clinical research across a spectrum of clinical efficacy, quality, therapeutic and device investigations, all with the goal of bringing better care to our patients. Our findings are shared throughout the medical community through the peer-reviewed literature, presentation at national medical meetings and through educational venues. Our anesthesiology practices are currently engaged in 24 clinical trials across five states. These range from anesthesia investigator initiated to quality/hospital database inquiry to industry-sponsored trials. Importantly, one of our clinicians is a co-investigator on a large, multi-site study to investigate chronic pain syndromes after traumatic orthopedic injuries. We use our quality database to assess quality metrics and provide feedback to our clinicians. This database currently has over 500,000 audited patient encounters, and we intend to publish the results of this data to illustrate and investigate best practices in anesthetic care in community based healthcare systems. We have begun to publish research based on data from our quality database systems, our clinical trials, and from our individual inquiries. In 2013, there were five publications with two more accepted for publication. Multiple presentations were given at national, regional and local meetings. We are positioning ourselves to be attractive to clinical trials sponsors given our rich patient base and our pool of physician investigators.

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Continuous Quality Improvement . As part of our dedication to improving quality across our affiliated practices, we provide our clinicians with powerful information resources. Our physicians have access to accumulated data and robust software tools that enable them to compare their practices to our national practice network across a variety of activity and outcome metrics. From these comparisons, our physicians can identify areas for improvement, and then systematically monitor, study, learn and implement change. We believe that our initiatives in continuous quality improvement have contributed to better patient care. One of our efforts in neonatal care has been dedicated to the role of antibiotic utilization in the NICU. This effort has dramatically altered antibiotic practice in our NICUs, resulting in an approximately 15% reduction in exposure to antibiotics in our NICU patients. Our “100,000 Babies Campaign” is focused on the delivery of care in NICUs generally with improved clinical outcomes as a result. One of the current efforts in this project has been directed at reducing catheter-related blood stream infections in neonates and has resulted in a continuing reduction in infection rates. Continuous quality improvement initiatives are also important for our other physician specialties. For example, in anesthesia care, through our quality initiative tool, we measure more than 50 performance, quality and patient satisfaction metrics. Our performance metrics, including efficiency and timeliness

are crucial in improving the patient experience of care, optimizing the use of healthcare resources and controlling healthcare costs. An example is the decrease in post-anesthesia care unit length of stay due to the use of a protocol designed to significantly decrease nausea and vomiting after anesthesia. Our quality metrics are analyzed to include standard clinical outcome reporting, trend analysis and threshold performance, all of which are provided to our individual physicians. The quality committees and medical directors of the practices manage quality improvement programs and drive best practices that are adapted to the needs of the local care setting. Patient satisfaction is measured in the postoperative period to assess overall satisfaction, specific outcomes of anesthetic procedures and to understand the patient perception of quality of care.

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Continuing Medical Education . We also make extensive physician continuing medical education and continuing nursing education resources available to our affiliated clinicians in an effort to ensure that they have access to current treatment methodologies. As an accredited provider for clinicians, we offer live continuing medical education through what we believe is one of the premier conferences in neonatal medicine— NEO: The Conference for Neonatology . In 2013, we also held our Specialty Review in Neonatology course, which provides a broad review of the entire subspecialty of neonatal medicine. These two meetings, each held annually, had more than 1,050 attendees this past February. In addition to live educational opportunities, we also offer online education through “Pediatrix University—A University Without Walls ^® ,” an interactive educational website, which we continue to enhance with live presentations that are recorded at our various in person conferences. In anesthesiology, ongoing medical education is crucial to our clinicians in order for them to stay abreast of the latest techniques, procedures, therapies and devices used in the perioperative period and to drive evidence-based best practices, guidelines, checklists and protocols. We accomplish this through a variety of formats including web-based and traditional meeting-based medical education. Our meeting-based medical education focuses on medical knowledge but also provides an opportunity for clinical skills workshops. Simulation has become increasing important to support a variety of efforts including critical event scenarios, teamwork practice and maintenance of certification in anesthesia.

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Patient Safety Organization. We have established a federally listed Patient Safety Organization (“PSO”), the mission of which is to improve the quality and safety of care rendered by our clinical providers through the collection and analysis of quality data. Our PSO encourages the development and dissemination of information regarding best practices and supports our dedication to clinical research and continuous quality improvement. In addition, in anesthesiology, we are providing high reliability organization training, with the goal of fostering a culture of safety for the entire care team.

We believe that these initiatives have been enhanced by our integrated national presence together with our clinical and management information systems, which are an integral component of our clinical research and education activities. See “Our Information Systems.”

OUR PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION

We provide multiple administrative services to support the practice of medicine by our affiliated physicians and improve operating efficiencies of our affiliated practice groups.

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Unit Management . A senior physician practicing medicine in each NICU, anesthesia, PICU, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology and other subspecialty practice that we manage acts as the medical director for that unit or practice. Each medical director is responsible for the overall management of his or her unit or practice, including staffing and scheduling, quality of care, professional discipline, utilization review, coordinating physician recruitment and monitoring of the financial success within the unit or practice. Medical directors also serve as a liaison with hospital administration, other physicians and the community.

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Staffing and Scheduling . We assist with staffing and scheduling physicians and advanced practice nurses within the units and practices that we manage. For example, each NICU is staffed by at least one specialist on site or available on call. For our affiliated anesthesia physicians, CRNAs and AAs, we

employ an operational system that assists with their staffing and scheduling. We are responsible for managing and coordinating the process for the salaries and benefits paid and provided to our affiliated physicians and practitioners. In addition, we employ, compensate and manage all non-medical personnel for our affiliated physician groups.

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Recruiting and Credentialing . We have significant experience in locating, qualifying, recruiting and retaining experienced physicians. We maintain an extensive nationwide database of maternal-fetal, neonatal and other pediatric subspecialty physicians and are continuing to develop such a database for anesthesiologists. Our medical directors and physician leaders play a central role in the recruiting and interviewing process before candidates are introduced to other practice group physicians and hospital administrators. We verify the credentials, licenses and references of all prospective affiliated physician candidates. In addition to our database of physicians, we recruit nationally through trade advertising, referrals from our affiliated physicians and attendance at conferences.

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Billing, Collection and Reimbursement . We assume responsibility for contracting with third-party payors on behalf of all of our affiliated physicians. We are responsible for billing, collection and reimbursement for services rendered by our affiliated neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and pediatric subspecialty physicians. In all instances, however, we do not assume responsibility for charges relating to services provided by hospitals or other physicians with whom we collaborate. Such charges are separately billed and collected by the hospitals or other physicians. We provide our affiliated physicians with a training curriculum that emphasizes detailed documentation of and proper coding protocols for all procedures performed and services provided, and we provide comprehensive internal auditing processes, all of which are designed to achieve appropriate coding, billing and collection of revenue for physician services. Generally, our billing and collection operations are conducted from our business offices located across the United States and in Puerto Rico, as well as our corporate offices.

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Risk Management . We maintain a risk management program focused on reducing risk, including the identification and communication of potential risk areas to our medical affairs staff. We maintain professional liability coverage for our national group of affiliated healthcare professionals. Through our risk management and medical affairs staff, we conduct risk management programs for loss prevention and early intervention in order to prevent or minimize professional liability claims.

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Compliance . We provide a multi-faceted compliance program that is designed to assist our affiliated practice groups in complying with the increasingly complex laws, rules and regulations that govern the provision of health care services.

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Other Services . We also provide management information systems, facilities management, legal support, marketing support and other services to our affiliated physicians and affiliated practice groups.

OUR INFORMATION SYSTEMS

We maintain several information systems that support our day-to-day operations, ongoing clinical research and business analysis. Since inception, our clinical information systems have accumulated clinical information from more than 16 million daily progress records relating to over 975,000 discharged patients.

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BabySteps ^® . BabySteps is an electronic health record system used by our affiliated neonatal physicians to record clinical progress notes electronically and provides a decision tree to assist them in certain situations with the selection of appropriate billing codes. BabySteps is certified as an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) module through the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (“CCHIT ^® ”), an Office of the National Coordinator—Authorized Testing and Certification Body (“ONC-ATCB”), in accordance with the applicable hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”).

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Clinical Data Warehouse. BabySteps enables our affiliated practices to capture a consistent set of information about the patients we treat. We transfer information from our electronic health records in BabySteps to what we call our “clinical data warehouse.” With comprehensive reporting tools, our physicians are able to use this information to benchmark outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making and advance best practices at the bedside. Using a variety of clinical performance markers, a de-identified version of the data warehouse also helps us track drug interactions, link treatments to outcomes and identify opportunities to enhance patient outcomes. Our clinical data warehouse also helps us to identify prospective clinical trials and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

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Quantum . We have begun to implement a quality initiative tool, Quantum Clinical Navigation Systems (“Quantum”) throughout our American Anesthesiology physician practices. Quantum is a real time data collection tool that follows each patient through the continuum of care. Quantifiable metrics assess patient satisfaction, efficiency, physician performance and quality indicators. The data is then stored, analyzed and reported to physicians and hospitals. Our clinicians use the data, along with evidence-based medicine, to develop and implement best practices and standard operating procedures, all with the goal of improving outcomes and efficiency and ensuring patient satisfaction.

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Nextgen ^® . We have licensed the Nextgen Electronic Medical Record (“EMR”) and Electronic Patient Management (“EPM”) system for our office-based maternal-fetal and pediatric cardiology physicians to record clinical documentation related to their patients and manage the revenue cycle for our office-based practices. This system has the ability to provide benefits to our office-based practices that are similar to what BabySteps provides to our neonatology practices, including decision trees to assist physicians with the selection of appropriate billing codes, promotion of consistent documentation, and data for research and education. We are continuing the process of implementing EMR and EPM in all of our office-based maternal-fetal and pediatric cardiology practices. The 5.6 version of our Nextgen system has been certified as a Complete Electronic Health Record system by CCHIT, in accordance with the applicable certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that support the Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the ARRA.

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Pediatrix University ^® and American Anesthesiology University . In addition to providing continuing education, our web-based education platforms also function as “virtual doctors’ lounges,” enabling physicians around the country to discuss difficult or unusual cases with one another. These also provide a rich source of ongoing medical education for our physicians.

Our management information systems are also an integral element of the billing and reimbursement process. We maintain systems that provide for electronic data interchange with payors that accept electronic submissions, including electronic claims submission, insurance benefits verification and claims processing and remittance advice, which enable us to track numerous and diverse third-party payor relationships and payment methods. Our information systems provide scalability and flexibility as payor groups upgrade their payment and reimbursement systems. We continually seek improvements to our systems to expedite the overall process, streamline information gathering from our clinical systems and improve efficiencies in the reimbursement process.

We maintain additional information systems designed to improve operating efficiencies of our affiliated practice groups, reduce physicians’ paperwork requirements and facilitate interaction among our affiliated physicians and their colleagues regarding patient care issues. Following the acquisition of a physician practice group, we implement systematic procedures to improve the acquired group’s operating and financial performance. One of our first steps is to convert a newly acquired group to our broad-based management information system. We also maintain a database management system to assist our business development and recruiting departments to identify potential practice group acquisitions and physician candidates.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNERS

Our business model, which has been influenced by the direct contact and daily interaction that our affiliated physicians have with their patients, emphasizes a patient-focused clinical approach that addresses the needs of

our various “partners,” including hospitals, third-party payors, referring and collaborating physicians, affiliated physicians and, most importantly, our patients. Our relationships with all our partners are important to our continued success.

Hospitals

Our relationships with our hospital partners are critical to our operations. We have been retained by over 360 hospitals to staff and manage clinical activities within specific hospital-based units. Our affiliated physicians are important components of obstetric, pediatric and surgical services provided at hospitals. Our hospital-based focus enhances our relationships with hospitals and creates opportunities for our affiliated physicians to provide patient care in other areas of the hospital. For example, our physicians may provide care in emergency rooms, nurseries, intensive care units and other departments where access to specialized obstetric, pediatric and anesthesia care may be critical. Because hospitals control access to their units and operating rooms through the awarding of contracts and hospital privileges, we must maintain good relationships with our hospital partners. Our hospital partners benefit from our expertise in managing critical care units and other settings staffed with physician specialists, including managing variable admission rates, operating costs, complex reimbursement systems and other administrative burdens. We also work with our hospital partners to enhance their reputation and market our services to referring physicians within the communities served by those hospitals. In addition, our affiliated physicians work with our hospital partners to develop integrated services programs for solutions within the maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric continuum of care. Integrated programs provide our hospital partners and us with incremental growth and result in a broader spectrum of care across our specialties and permit us to extend our patient service lines into our existing markets.

Under our contracts with hospitals, we have the responsibility to manage, in many cases exclusively, the provision of physician services for hospital-based units, such as NICUs, and other hospital settings. We typically are responsible for billing patients and third-party payors for services rendered by our affiliated physicians separately from other related charges billed by the hospital or other physicians to the same payors. Some of our hospital contracts require hospitals to pay us administrative fees. Some contracts provide for fees if the hospital does not generate sufficient patient volume in order to guarantee that we receive a specified minimum revenue level. We also receive fees from hospitals for administrative services performed by our affiliated physicians providing medical director services at the hospital. Administrative fees accounted for approximately 7% of our net patient service revenue during 2013. Some of our contracts with hospitals require us to indemnify them and their affiliates for losses resulting from the negligence of our affiliated physicians. Our hospital contracts typically have terms of one to three years which can be terminated without cause by either party upon prior written notice, and renew automatically for additional terms of one to three years unless terminated early by any party. While we have in most cases been able to renew these arrangements, hospitals may cancel or not renew our arrangements, or reduce or eliminate our administrative fees in the future.

Third-Party Payors

Our relationships with plans that are government-sponsored or funded, including Medicaid and Medicare, managed care organizations and commercial health insurance payors are vital to our business. We seek to maintain professional working relationships with our third-party payors, streamline the administrative process of billing and collection, and assist our patients and their families in understanding their health insurance coverage and any balances due for co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles or out-of-network benefit limitations. In addition, through our quality initiatives and continuing research and education efforts, we have sought to enhance clinical care provided to patients, which we believe benefits third-party payors by contributing to improved patient outcomes and reduced long-term health system costs.

We receive compensation for professional services provided by our affiliated physicians to patients based upon rates for specific services provided, principally from third-party payors. Our billed charges are substantially the same for all parties in a particular geographic area, regardless of the party responsible for paying the bill for our services. A significant portion of our net patient service revenue is received from government-sponsored or funded plans, principally state Medicaid programs.

Medicaid programs pay for medical and health-related services for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources and are jointly funded by the federal government and state governments. Medicaid programs can be either standard fee-for-service payment programs or managed care programs in which states have contracted with health insurance companies to run local or state-wide health plans with features similar to health maintenance organizations. Our compensation rates under standard Medicaid programs are established by state governments and are not negotiated. Rates under Medicaid managed care programs are negotiated but are similar to rates established under standard Medicaid programs. Although Medicaid rates vary across the states, these rates are generally much lower in comparison to private-sector health plan rates. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) adopted a rule under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”) that generally allows physicians who provide eligible primary care services to be paid at the Medicare reimbursement rates in effect in calendar years 2013 and 2014, or if greater, the rates that would be applicable in those years calculated using the 2009 Medicare conversion factor, instead of state-established Medicaid reimbursement rates. Generally, state Medicaid reimbursement rates are lower than federally-established Medicare rates. The Affordable Care Act also allows states to expand their Medicaid programs through an increase in the Medicaid eligibility income limit from a state’s current eligibility levels to 133% of the federal poverty limit. It remains unclear to what extent states will expand their Medicaid programs by raising the income limit to 133% of the federal poverty level. All of the states in which we operate, however, already cover children in the first year of life and pregnant women if their household income is at or below 133% of the federal poverty level. See Item 1A. Risk Factors—“State budgetary constraints could have an adverse effect on our reimbursement from Medicaid programs” and “The Affordable Care Act may have a significant effect on our business.”

Medicare is a health insurance program primarily for individuals 65 years of age and older, certain younger people with disabilities and people with end-stage renal disease. The program is available without regard to income or assets (with means-tested premiums for beneficiaries with relatively high incomes) and offers beneficiaries different ways to obtain their medical benefits. The most common option selected today by Medicare beneficiaries is the traditional fee-for-service payment system. The other options include managed care, preferred provider organizations, private fee-for-service and specialty plans. Medicare compensation rates are generally much lower in comparison to private-sector health plans. Because we provide anesthesia services to a wide array of patients, including Medicare beneficiaries, a portion of our patients’ services are reimbursed by Medicare.

In order to participate in government programs, we and our affiliated practices must comply with stringent and often complex standards, including enrollment and reimbursement requirements. Different states also impose differing standards for their Medicaid programs. See “Government Regulation—Government Reimbursement Requirements.”

We also receive compensation pursuant to contracts with commercial payors that offer a wide variety of health insurance products, such as health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and exclusive provider organizations that are subject to various state laws and regulations, as well as self-insured organizations subject to federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) requirements. We seek to secure mutually agreeable contracts with payors that enable our affiliated physicians to be listed as in-network participants within the payors’ provider networks. We generally contract with commercial payors through our affiliated professional contractors. Subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms, conditions and compensation rates of our contracts with commercial third-party payors are negotiated and often vary widely across markets and among payors. In some cases, we contract with organizations that establish and maintain provider networks and then rent or lease such networks to the actual payor. Our contracts with commercial payors typically provide for discounted fee-for-service arrangements and grant each party the right to terminate the contracts without cause upon prior written notice. In addition, these contracts generally give commercial payors the right to audit our billings and related reimbursements for professional and other services provided by or through our affiliated physicians.

If we do not have a contractual relationship with a health insurance payor, we generally bill the payor our full billed charges. If payment is less than billed charges, we bill the balance to the patient, subject to federal and state laws regulating such billing. Although we maintain standard billing and collections procedures with appropriate discounts for prompt payment, we also provide discounts in certain hardship situations where patients and their families do not have financial resources necessary to pay the amount due for services rendered. Any amounts written-off are based on the specific facts and circumstances related to each individual patient account.

Referring and Collaborating Physicians

Our relationships with our referring and collaborating physicians are critical to our success. Our affiliated physicians seek to establish and maintain professional relationships with referring physicians in the communities where they practice. Because patient volumes in our NICUs are based in part on referrals from other physicians, particularly obstetricians, it is important that we are responsive to the needs of referring physicians in the communities in which we operate. We believe that our community presence, through our hospital coverage and outpatient clinics, assists referring obstetricians, office-based pediatricians and family physicians with their practices. Our affiliated physicians are able to provide comprehensive maternal-fetal, newborn and pediatric subspecialty care to patients using the latest advances in methodologies, supporting the local referring physician community with 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week on-site or on-call coverage.

Our affiliated anesthesiologists seek to establish and maintain professional relationships with collaborating physicians, such as surgeons, and other healthcare providers. Our affiliated anesthesiologists play an important role for surgeons because they provide medical care to the patient throughout the surgical experience. This care includes evaluation of the patient prior to surgery, consultations with the surgical team, providing pain control and support of life functions during surgery and supervising care following surgery through the discharge of the patient from the recovery unit. Accordingly, our affiliated anesthesiologists are focused on delivering quality services to enhance the reputation and satisfaction of collaborating surgeons.

Affiliated Physicians and Practice Groups

Our relationships with our affiliated physicians are important. Our affiliated physicians are organized in traditional practice group structures. In accordance with applicable state laws, our affiliated practice groups are responsible for the provision of medical care to patients. Our affiliated practice groups are separate legal entities organized under state law as professional associations, corporations and partnerships, which we sometimes refer to as “our affiliated professional contractors.” Each of our affiliated professional contractors is owned by a licensed physician affiliated with the Company through employment or another contractual relationship. Our national infrastructure enables more effective and efficient sharing of new discoveries and clinical outcomes data, including best demonstrated processes, access to our sophisticated information systems, clinical research and education.

Our affiliated professional contractors employ or contract with physicians to provide clinical services in certain states and Puerto Rico. In most of our affiliated practice groups, each physician has entered into an employment agreement with us or one of our affiliated professional contractors providing for a base salary and incentive bonus eligibility and typically having a term of three to five years. We are typically responsible for billing patients and third-party payors for services rendered by our affiliated physicians and, with respect to services provided in a hospital, separately from other charges billed by hospitals to the same payors. Each physician must hold a valid license to practice medicine in the state in which he or she provides patient care and must become a member of the medical staff, with appropriate privileges, at each hospital at which he or she practices. Substantially all the physicians employed by us or our affiliated professional contractors have agreed not to compete within a specified geographic area during employment and for a certain period after termination of employment. Although we believe that the non-competition covenants of our affiliated physicians are reasonable in scope and duration and therefore enforceable under applicable state laws, we cannot predict whether a court or arbitration panel would enforce these covenants in any particular case. Our hospital contracts

also typically require that we and the physicians performing services maintain minimum levels of professional and general liability insurance. We negotiate those policies and contract and pay the premiums for such insurance on behalf of the physicians.

Each of our affiliated professional contractors has entered into a comprehensive management agreement with a subsidiary of MEDNAX, Inc. as the manager. These agreements are long-term in nature, and in most cases permanent, subject only to a right of termination by the manager (except in the case of gross negligence, fraud or illegal acts of the manager). Under the terms of these management agreements, and subject to state laws and other regulations, the manager is typically paid for its services based on the performance of the applicable practice group. See “Government Regulation—Fee Splitting; Corporate Practice of Medicine.”

COMPETITION

Competition in our business is generally based upon a number of factors, including reputation, experience and level of care and our affiliated physicians’ ability to provide cost-effective, quality clinical care. The nature of competition for our hospital-based practices, such as neonatology and anesthesia care, differs significantly from competition for our office-based practices. Our hospital-based practices compete nationally with other health services companies and physician groups for hospital contracts and qualified physicians. In some instances, our hospital-based physicians also compete on a regional or local basis. For example, our neonatologists compete for referrals from local physicians and transports from surrounding hospitals. Our office-based practices, such as maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, compete for patients with office-based practices in those subspecialties.

Because our operations consist primarily of physician services provided within hospital-based units, we compete with others for contracts with hospitals to provide services. We also compete with hospitals themselves to provide such services. Hospitals may employ neonatologists or anesthesiologists directly or contract with other physician groups to provide services either on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis. A hospital not otherwise competing with us may begin to do so by opening a new NICU or operating facility, expanding the capacity of an existing NICU, adding operating room suites or, in the case of neonatal services, upgrading the level of its existing NICU. If the hospital chooses to do so, it may award the contract to operate the relevant facility to a competing group or company. Because hospitals control access to their NICUs and operating rooms by awarding contracts and hospital privileges, we must maintain good relationships with our hospital partners. Our contracts with hospitals generally provide that they may be terminated without cause upon prior written notice.

The healthcare industry is highly competitive. Companies in other segments of the industry as well as healthcare-focused and other private equity firms, some of which have financial and other resources greater than ours, may become competitors in providing neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and other pediatric subspecialty care.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

The healthcare industry is governed by a framework of federal and state laws, rules and regulations that are extensive and complex and for which, in many cases, the industry has the benefit of only limited judicial and regulatory interpretation. If we or one of our affiliated practice groups is found to have violated these laws, rules or regulations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially, adversely affected. Moreover, the Affordable Care Act contains numerous provisions that are reshaping the United States healthcare delivery system, and healthcare reform continues to attract significant legislative interest, regulatory activity, new approaches, legal challenges and public attention that create uncertainty and the potential for additional changes. Healthcare reform implementation, additional legislation or regulations, and other changes in government policy or regulation may affect our reimbursement, restrict our existing operations, limit the expansion of our business or impose additional compliance requirements and costs, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock. See Item 1A. Risk Factors—“The Affordable Care Act may have a significant effect on our business.”

Licensing and Certification

Each state imposes licensing requirements on individual physicians and clinical professionals, and on facilities operated or utilized by healthcare companies like us. Many states require regulatory approval, including certificates of need, before establishing certain types of healthcare facilities, offering certain services or expending amounts in excess of statutory thresholds for healthcare equipment, facilities or programs. We and our affiliated physicians are also required to meet applicable Medicaid provider requirements under state laws and regulations and Medicare provider requirements under federal laws, rules and regulations.

Fee Splitting; Corporate Practice of Medicine

Many states have laws that prohibit business corporations, such as MEDNAX, from practicing medicine, employing physicians to practice medicine, exercising control over medical decisions by physicians, or engaging in certain arrangements, such as fee splitting, with physicians. In light of these restrictions, we operate by maintaining long-term management contracts through our subsidiaries with affiliated professional contractors, which employ or contract with physicians to provide physician professional services. Under these arrangements, our manager subsidiaries perform only non-medical administrative services, do not represent that they offer medical services and do not exercise influence or control over the practice of medicine by the physicians employed by the affiliated professional contractors. In states where fee splitting with a business corporation or manager is prohibited, the fees that are received from the affiliated professional contractors have been established on a basis that we believe complies with applicable laws. Although the relevant laws in these states have been subject to limited judicial and regulatory interpretation, we believe that we are in compliance with applicable state laws in relation to the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting. However, regulatory authorities or other parties, including our affiliated physicians, may assert that, despite these arrangements, we or our manager subsidiaries are engaged in the corporate practice of medicine or that the contractual arrangements with the affiliated professional contractors constitute unlawful fee splitting, in which case we could be subject to administrative, civil or criminal remedies or penalties, the contracts could be found legally invalid and unenforceable, in whole or in part, or we could be required to restructure our contractual arrangements with our affiliated professional contractors.

Fraud and Abuse Provisions

Existing federal laws, as well as similar state laws, governing Medicaid, Medicare and other government-sponsored or funded healthcare programs (the “GHC Programs”), impose a variety of fraud and abuse prohibitions on healthcare companies like us. These laws are interpreted broadly and enforced aggressively by multiple government agencies, including the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and various state agencies. In addition, in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress established a Medicaid Integrity Program to enhance federal and state efforts to detect Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse and provide financial incentives for states to enact their own false claims legislation as an additional enforcement tool against Medicaid fraud and abuse. Since then, a growing number of states have enacted or expanded healthcare fraud and abuse laws.

The fraud and abuse provisions include extensive federal and state laws, rules and regulations applicable to our financial relationships with hospitals, referring physicians and other healthcare entities. In particular, the federal anti-kickback statute has criminal provisions relating to the offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any remuneration in return for either referring Medicaid, Medicare or other GHC Program business, or purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging for or recommending any service or item for which payment may be made by GHC Programs. In addition, the federal physician self-referral law, commonly known as the “Stark Law,” applies to physician ordering of certain designated health services reimbursable by Medicare from an entity with which the physician has a prohibited financial relationship. These laws are broadly worded and have been broadly interpreted by federal courts, and potentially subject many healthcare business arrangements to government investigation and prosecution, which can be costly and time consuming.

Violations of these laws are punishable by substantial penalties, including monetary fines, civil penalties, administrative remedies, criminal sanctions (in the case of the anti-kickback statute), exclusion from participation in GHC Programs and forfeiture of amounts collected in violation of such laws, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Many of the states in which we operate also have similar anti-kickback and self-referral laws which are applicable to our government and non-government business and which also authorize substantial penalties for violations.

There are a variety of other types of federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including laws authorizing the imposition of criminal, civil and administrative penalties for filing false or fraudulent claims for reimbursement with government healthcare programs. These laws include the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”), which prohibits the submission of, or causing to be submitted, false claims to GHC Programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE (the program for military dependents and retirees), the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and insurance plans purchased through the recently established Affordable Care Act exchanges. Substantial civil fines and multiple damages, along with other remedies, can be imposed for violating the FCA. Furthermore, proving a violation of the FCA requires only that the government show that the individual or company that submitted or caused to be submitted an allegedly false claim acted in “reckless disregard” or in “deliberate ignorance” of the truth or falsity of the claim or with “willful disregard,” notwithstanding that there may have been no specific intent to defraud the government program and no actual knowledge that the claim was false (which typically are required to be shown to sustain a criminal conviction). The FCA also applies to the improper retention of known overpayments and includes “whistleblower” provisions that permit private citizens to sue a claimant on behalf of the government and thereby share in the amounts recovered under the law and to receive additional remedies. In recent years, many cases have been brought against healthcare companies by such “whistleblowers,” which have resulted in judgments or, more often, settlements involving substantial payments to the government by the companies involved. It is anticipated that the number of such actions against healthcare companies will continue to increase with the enactment or enhancement of a growing number of state false claims acts, certain amendments to the FCA and enhanced government enforcement.

In addition, federal and state agencies that administer healthcare programs have at their disposal statutes, commonly known as “civil money penalty laws,” that authorize substantial administrative fines and exclusion from government programs in cases where an individual or company that filed a false claim, or caused a false claim to be filed, knew or should have known that the claim was false or fraudulent. As under the FCA, it often is not necessary for the agency to show that the claimant had actual knowledge that the claim was false or fraudulent in order to impose these penalties.

The civil and administrative false claims statutes are being applied in an increasingly broader range of circumstances. For example, government authorities have asserted that claiming reimbursement for services that fail to meet applicable quality standards may, under certain circumstances, violate these statutes. Government authorities also often take the position, now with support in the FCA, that claims for services that were induced by kickbacks, Stark Law violations or other illicit marketing schemes are fraudulent and, therefore, violate the false claims statutes. Many of the laws and regulations referenced above can be used in conjunction with each other.

If we or our affiliated professional contractors were excluded from participation in any government-sponsored healthcare programs, not only would we be prohibited from submitting claims for reimbursement under such programs, but we also would be unable to contract with other healthcare providers, such as hospitals, to provide services to them. It could also adversely affect our or our affiliated professional contractors’ ability to contract with, or to obtain payment from, non-governmental payors.

Although we intend to conduct our business in compliance with all applicable federal and state fraud and abuse laws, many of the laws, rules and regulations applicable to us, including those relating to billing and those relating to financial relationships with physicians and hospitals, are broadly worded and may be interpreted or applied by prosecutorial, regulatory or judicial authorities in ways that we cannot predict. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that our arrangements or business practices will not be subject to government scrutiny or be

alleged or found to violate applicable fraud and abuse laws. Moreover, the standards of business conduct expected of healthcare companies under these laws and regulations have become more stringent in recent years, even in instances where there has been no change in statutory or regulatory language. If there is a determination by government authorities that we have not complied with any of these laws, rules and regulations, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially, adversely affected. See “Government Investigations.”

Government Reimbursement Requirements

In order to participate in the various state Medicaid programs and in the Medicare program, we and our affiliated practices must comply with stringent and often complex enrollment and reimbursement requirements. Moreover, different states impose differing standards for their Medicaid programs. While our compliance program requires that we and our affiliated practices adhere to the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the government programs in which we participate, our failure to comply with these laws, rules and regulations could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Government Regulation—Fraud and Abuse Provisions,” “Government Regulation—Compliance Program,” “Government Investigations” and “Other Legal Proceedings,” and Item 1A. Risk Factors—“Government programs or private insurers may limit, reduce or make retroactive adjustments to reimbursement amounts or rates,” “We may become subject to billing investigations by federal and state government authorities” and “The healthcare industry is highly regulated, and government authorities may determine that we have failed to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations.”

In addition, GHC Programs are subject to statutory and regulatory changes, administrative rulings, interpretations and determinations, requirements for utilization review and new governmental funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or decrease program payments, as well as affect the cost of providing services and the timing of payments to providers. Moreover, because these programs generally provide for reimbursement on a fee-schedule basis rather than on a charge-related basis, we generally cannot increase our revenue by increasing the amount we charge for our services. To the extent our costs increase, we may not be able to recover our increased costs from these programs, and cost containment measures and market changes in non-governmental insurance plans have generally restricted our ability to recover, or shift to non-governmental payors, these increased costs. In attempts to limit federal and state spending, there have been, and we expect that there will continue to be, a number of proposals to limit or reduce Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for various services. Our business may be significantly and adversely affected by any such changes in reimbursement policies and other legislative initiatives aimed at reducing healthcare costs associated with Medicaid, Medicare and other government healthcare programs.

Our business also could be adversely affected by reductions in or limitations of reimbursement amounts or rates under these government programs, reductions in funding of these programs or elimination of coverage for certain individuals or treatments under these programs.

Antitrust

The healthcare industry is subject to close antitrust scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the DOJ and state Attorneys General all actively review and, in some cases, take enforcement action against business conduct and acquisitions in the healthcare industry. Violations of antitrust laws may be punishable by substantial penalties, including significant monetary fines, civil penalties, criminal sanctions, consent decrees and injunctions prohibiting certain activities or requiring divestiture or discontinuance of business operations. Any of these penalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws

Numerous federal and state laws, rules and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use and confidentiality of protected health information, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”), and its implementing regulations, violations of which are

punishable by monetary fines, civil penalties and, in some cases, criminal sanctions. As part of our medical record keeping, third-party billing, research and other services, we and our affiliated practices collect and maintain protected health information on the patients that we serve.

Pursuant to HIPAA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has adopted standards to protect the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, known as the Privacy Standards and Security Standards. HHS’ Privacy Standards apply to medical records and other individually identifiable health information in any form, whether electronic, paper or oral, that is used or disclosed by healthcare providers, hospitals, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses, which are known as “Covered Entities.” We have implemented privacy policies and procedures, including training programs, designed to be compliant with the HIPAA Privacy Standards.

HHS’ Security Standards require healthcare providers to implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect the integrity, confidentiality and availability of individually identifiable health information that is electronically received, maintained or transmitted (including between us and our affiliated practices). We have implemented security policies, procedures and systems designed to facilitate compliance with the HIPAA Security Standards.

In February 2009, Congress enacted the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) as part of the ARRA. Among other changes to the law governing protected health information, HITECH strengthened and expanded HIPAA, increased penalties for violations, gave patients new rights to restrict uses and disclosures of their health information, and imposed a number of privacy and security requirements directly on our “Business Associates,” which are third-parties that perform functions or services for us or on our behalf. Specifically, HITECH requires that Covered Entities report any unauthorized use or disclosure of protected health information that meets the definition of a breach, to the affected individuals, HHS and, depending on the number of affected individuals, the media for the affected market. In addition, HITECH requires that Business Associates report breaches to their Covered Entity customers. HITECH also authorizes state Attorneys General to bring civil actions in response to violations of HIPAA that threaten the privacy of state residents. Final regulations implementing the HITECH requirements were issued in January 2013. We have privacy policies and procedures aimed at ensuring compliance with HITECH requirements.

In addition to the federal HIPAA and HITECH requirements, numerous other state and certain other federal laws protect the confidentiality of patient information, including state medical privacy laws, state social security number protection laws, state genetic privacy laws, human subjects research laws and federal and state consumer protection laws. In some cases, state laws are more stringent than HIPAA and therefore, are not preempted by HIPAA.

Environmental Regulations

Our healthcare operations generate medical waste that must be disposed of in compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws, rules and regulations. Our office-based operations are subject to compliance with various other environmental laws, rules and regulations. Such compliance does not, and we anticipate that such compliance will not, materially affect our capital expenditures, financial position or results of operations.

Compliance Program

We maintain a compliance program that includes the established elements of an effective program and reflects our commitment to complying with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to our business and that meets our ethical obligations in conducting our business (the “Compliance Program”). We believe our Compliance Program provides a solid framework to meet this commitment and our obligations as a provider of health care services, including:

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a Chief Compliance Officer who reports to the Board of Directors on a regular basis;

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a Compliance Committee consisting of our senior executives;

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a formal internal audit function, including a Director of Internal Audit who reports to the Audit Committee on a regular basis;

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our Code of Conduct , which is applicable to our employees, independent contractors, officers and directors;

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our Code of Professional Conduct—Finance , which is applicable to our finance personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (who is also our Chief Accounting Officer) and Vice President of Accounting and Finance;

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a disclosure program that includes a mechanism to enable individuals to disclose on a confidential or anonymous basis to the Chief Compliance Officer or any person who is not in the disclosing individual’s chain of command, issues or questions believed by the individual to be a potential violation of criminal, civil, or administrative laws or of company policies or procedures;

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an organizational structure designed to integrate our compliance objectives into our corporate offices, divisions, regions and practices; and

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education, monitoring and corrective action programs designed to establish methods to promote the understanding of our Compliance Program and adherence to its requirements.

The foundation of our Compliance Program is our Code of Conduct , which is intended to be a comprehensive statement of the ethical and legal standards governing the daily activities of our employees, affiliated professionals, independent contractors, officers and directors. All our personnel are required to abide by, and are given thorough education regarding, our Code of Conduct . In addition, all employees and affiliated professionals are expected to report incidents that they believe in good faith may be in violation of our Code of Conduct . We maintain a toll-free helpline to permit individuals to report compliance concerns on an anonymous basis and obtain answers to questions about our Code of Conduct . Our Compliance Program, including our Code of Conduct , is administered by our Chief Compliance Officer with oversight by our Chief Executive Officer, Compliance Committee and Board of Directors. Copies of our Code of Conduct and our Code of Professional Conduct—Finance are available on our website, www.mednax.com . Our Internet website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into or deemed a part of this Form 10-K. Any amendments or waivers to our Code of Professional Conduct—Finance will be promptly disclosed on our website following the date of any such amendment or waiver.

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS

We expect that audits, inquiries and investigations from government authorities, agencies, contractors and payors will occur in the ordinary course of business. Such audits, inquiries and investigations and their ultimate resolutions, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of our business, we become involved in pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, most of which involve claims of medical malpractice related to medical services provided by our affiliated physicians. Our contracts with hospitals generally require us to indemnify them and their affiliates for losses resulting from the negligence of our affiliated physicians. We may also become subject to other lawsuits that could involve large claims and significant defense costs. We believe, based upon a review of pending actions and proceedings, that the outcome of such legal actions and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. The outcome of such actions and proceedings, however, cannot be predicted with certainty and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of them could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

Although we currently maintain liability insurance coverage intended to cover professional liability and certain other claims, we cannot assure that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover liabilities arising out of claims asserted against us in the future where the outcomes of such claims are unfavorable to us. With respect to professional liability risk, we self-insure a significant portion of this risk through our wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. Liabilities in excess of our insurance coverage, including coverage for professional liability and certain other claims, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Professional and General Liability Coverage.”

PROFESSIONAL AND GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE

We maintain professional and general liability insurance policies with third-party insurers generally on a claims-made basis, subject to deductibles, self-insured retention limits, policy aggregates, exclusions, and other restrictions, in accordance with standard industry practice. We believe that our insurance coverage is appropriate based upon our claims experience and the nature and risks of our business. However, we cannot assure that any pending or future claim will not be successful or if successful will not exceed the limits of available insurance coverage.

Our business entails an inherent risk of claims of medical malpractice against our affiliated physicians and us. We contract and pay premiums for professional liability insurance that indemnifies us and our affiliated healthcare professionals generally on a claims-made basis for losses incurred related to medical malpractice litigation. Professional liability coverage is required in order for our affiliated physicians to maintain hospital privileges. Our self-insured retention under our professional liability insurance program is maintained primarily through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. We record estimates in our Consolidated Financial Statements for our liabilities for self-insured retention amounts and claims incurred but not reported based on an actuarial valuation using historical loss information, claim emergence patterns and various actuarial assumptions. Liabilities for claims incurred but not reported are not discounted. Because many factors can affect historical and future loss patterns, the determination of an appropriate reserve involves complex, subjective judgment, and actual results may vary significantly from estimates. If the self-insured retention amounts and other amounts that we are actually required to pay materially exceed the estimates that have been reserved, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially, adversely affected.

EMPLOYEES AND PROFESSIONALS UNDER CONTRACT

In addition to the over 2,300 practicing physicians affiliated with us as of December 31, 2013, we employed or contracted with over 2,600 other clinical professionals and approximately 3,900 other full-time and part-time employees.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

We provide services in 34 states, including Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia, and Puerto Rico. During 2013, approximately 58% of our net patient service revenue was generated by operations in our five largest states. Our operations in Texas accounted for approximately 22% of our net patient service revenue for the same period. Although we continue to seek to diversify the geographic scope of our operations, primarily through acquisitions of physician group practices, we may not be able to implement successfully or realize the expected benefits of any of these initiatives. Adverse changes or conditions affecting states, in which our operations are concentrated, such as healthcare reforms, changes in laws, rules and regulations, reduced Medicaid or Medicare reimbursements, an increase in the income level required to qualify for government healthcare programs or government investigations, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

SERVICE MARKS

We have registered the service marks “MEDNAX National Medical Group and Design,” “Pediatrix Medical Group and Design,” “Obstetrix Medical Group and Design,” “American Anesthesiology and Design,” “BabySteps,” the “Baby Design,” “Pediatrix University,” “Pediatrix University-A University Without Walls,” and “QualitySteps,” among others, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, we have pending applications to register the service marks “Quantum Clinical Navigation Systems,” “Pediatrix Cardiology and Design,” “Pediatrix International and Design,” “NEO Conference and Design” and “Specialty Review in Neonatology and Design,” among others.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Our annual proxy statements, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those statements and reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge and may be printed out through our Internet website, www.mednax.com , as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our proxy statements and reports may also be obtained directly from the SEC’s Internet website at www.sec.gov or from the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Our Internet website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not incorporated into or deemed a part of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to a number of factors that could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to factors affecting our business that have been described elsewhere in this Form 10-K, any of the following risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

Continuing unfavorable economic conditions could have an adverse effect on our business.

Although economic conditions in the United States have gradually improved, the number of unemployed and under-employed workers remains significant and economic growth has been slow. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the percentage of our patient services being reimbursed under government-sponsored healthcare programs increased as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012. We could experience additional shifts if economic conditions do not improve or if they deteriorate and possibly lower patient volumes. These conditions could also lead to additional increases in the number of unemployed and under-employed workers and a decline in the number of private employers that offer healthcare insurance coverage to their employees. Employers that do offer healthcare coverage may increase the required contributions from employees to pay for their coverage and increase patient responsibility amounts. As a consequence, the number of patients who participate in government-sponsored programs or are uninsured could increase. In addition, due to the rising costs of managed care premiums and patient responsibility amounts, coupled with the current economic environment, we may experience increased bad debt due to patients’ inability to pay for certain services. Further, it is too early to determine whether the Affordable Care Act will increase or decrease the number of our patients with private healthcare insurance, obtained either through employers or the recently established insurance exchanges. Payments received from government-sponsored programs are substantially less than payments received from private healthcare insurance programs (managed care and other third-party payors). In addition, payments under the recently established health care exchanges may be less than payments from private healthcare insurance programs. A payor mix shift from private healthcare insurance programs to government payors may result in an increase in our estimated provision for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles and a corresponding decrease in our net patient service revenue. Further increases in the government component of our payor mix at the expense of other third-party payors could result in a significant reduction in our average reimbursement rates.

State budgetary constraints could have an adverse effect on our reimbursement from Medicaid programs .

As a result of slow economic growth and volatile economic conditions, many states are continuing to collect less revenue than they did in prior years and as a consequence are facing budget shortfalls and underfunded pension and other obligations. Although the shortfalls for the more recent budgetary years have declined, they are still significant by historical standards. The financial condition of the states in which the Company does business could lead to reduced or delayed funding for Medicaid programs and, in turn, reduced or delayed reimbursement for physician services, which could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

The birth rate in the United States has declined and may continue to fall.

Final birth data for 2012 indicate that total births in the United States were essentially unchanged from 2011, which fell by 1.0% from 2010. Although the provisional data for the full year of 2013 are not yet available, we expect that birth trends may have continued to stabilize. Any declines in births could have an adverse effect on our patient volumes and revenue.

The Affordable Care Act may have a significant effect on our business.

The Affordable Care Act contains numerous other measures that could also affect us. For example, payment modifiers are being developed that will differentiate payments to physicians under federal healthcare programs based on quality and cost of care. In addition, other provisions authorize voluntary demonstration projects relating to the bundling of payments for episodes of hospital care and the sharing of cost savings achieved under the Medicare program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule under the Affordable Care Act that is intended to allow physicians, hospitals and other health care providers to coordinate care for Medicare beneficiaries through Accountable Care Organizations (“ACOs”). ACOs are entities consisting of healthcare providers and suppliers organized to deliver services to Medicare beneficiaries and eligible to receive a share of any cost savings the entity can achieve by delivering services to those beneficiaries at a cost below a set baseline and based upon established quality of care standards. We will continue to evaluate the impact of the ACO regulations on our business and operations.

Many of the Affordable Care Act’s most significant reforms, such as the establishment of state-based and federally facilitated insurance exchanges that provide a marketplace for eligible individuals and small employers to purchase health care insurance, became effective only recently. On October 1, 2013, individuals began enrolling in health care insurance plans offered under these state-based and federally-facilitated insurance exchanges, notwithstanding significant technical issues in accessing and enrolling in the federal online exchange. Such issues may have delayed or reduced the purchase of health care insurance by uninsured persons. In order to be covered on the effective date of January 1, 2014 individuals were required to enroll and pay their first premium by December 24, 2013, however, extensions may be granted on a case by case basis depending on specific circumstances. Uninsured persons who do not enroll in health care insurance plans by March 31, 2014 will be required to pay a penalty to the Internal Revenue Service, unless a hardship exception applies. The patient responsibility costs related to health care plans obtained through the insurance exchanges may be high, and we may experience increased bad debt due to patients’ inability to pay for certain services.

The Affordable Care Act also allows states to expand their Medicaid programs through an increase in the Medicaid eligibility income limit from a state’s current eligibility levels to 133% of the federal poverty level. It remains unclear to what extent states will expand their Medicaid programs by raising the income limit to 133% of the federal poverty level. As a result of these and other uncertainties, we cannot predict whether there will be more uninsured patients in 2014 than anticipated when the Affordable Care Act was enacted.

Federal and state agencies are expected to continue to develop regulations and implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. However, given the complexity and the number of changes expected as a result of the Affordable Care Act, as well as the implementation timetable for many of them, we cannot predict the ultimate impacts of the Affordable Care Act, as they may not be known for several years. The Affordable Care Act also remains subject to continuing legislative scrutiny, including efforts by Congress to amend or repeal a number of its provisions as well as administrative actions delaying the effectiveness of key provisions. As a result, we cannot predict with any assurance the ultimate effect of the Affordable Care Act on our Company, nor can we provide any assurance that its provisions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Expanding eligibility of government-sponsored programs could adversely affect our reimbursement.

In February 2009, Congress reauthorized the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (“SCHIP”) through September 2013 and expanded its eligibility coverage. The Affordable Care Act extended the reauthorization through September 2015. Further expansion of SCHIP eligibility and the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid coverage could cause patients who otherwise would have participated in private healthcare insurance programs to participate in government-sponsored programs. Additional reform efforts could change the eligibility requirements for Medicaid and for other government-sponsored programs and could increase the number of patients who participate in such programs or the number of uninsured patients. Payments received from government-sponsored programs are substantially less than payments received from private healthcare

insurance programs (managed care and other third-party payors). A payor mix shift from private healthcare insurance programs to government payors may result in an increase in our estimated provision for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles and a corresponding decrease in our net patient service revenue. Further increases in the government component of our payor mix at the expense of other third-party payors could also result in a significant reduction in our average reimbursement rates.

Government-funded programs or private insurers may limit, reduce or make retroactive adjustments to reimbursement amounts or rates.

A significant portion of our net patient service revenue is derived from payments made by GHC Programs, principally Medicaid and Medicare. These government-funded programs, as well as private insurers, have taken and may continue to take steps, including a movement toward increased use of managed care organizations, value-based purchasing, and new patient care models to control the cost, eligibility for, use and delivery of healthcare services as a result of budgetary constraints and cost containment pressures due to unfavorable economic conditions, rising healthcare costs and for other reasons, including those described above under Item 1. Business—“Government Regulation—Government Reimbursement Requirements.” These government-funded programs and private insurers may attempt other measures to control costs, including bundling of services and denial of, or reduction in, reimbursement for certain services and treatments. As a result, payments from government programs or private payors may decrease significantly. Also, any adjustment in Medicare reimbursement rates may have a detrimental impact on our reimbursement rates not only for Medicare patients, but also because Medicaid and other third-party payors often base their reimbursement rates on a percentage of Medicare rates. Our business may also be materially affected by limitations on, or reductions in, reimbursement amounts or rates or elimination of coverage for certain individuals or treatments. Moreover, because government-funded programs generally provide for reimbursements on a fee-schedule basis rather than on a charge-related basis, we generally cannot increase our revenues from these programs by increasing the amount we charge for our services. To the extent our costs increase, we may not be able to recover our increased costs from these programs, and cost containment measures and market changes in non-government-funded insurance plans have generally restricted our ability to recover, or shift to non-governmental payors, these increased costs. In addition, funds we receive from third-party payors are subject to audit with respect to the proper billing for physician and ancillary services and, accordingly, our revenue from these programs may be adjusted retroactively. Any retroactive adjustments to our reimbursement amounts could have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

In addition, Medicare reimbursement rates could be reduced due to statutory formulas. Presently, Medicare pays for all physician services based upon a national fee schedule which contains a list of uniform rates. The payment rates under the fee schedule are determined based on national uniform relative value units for the services provided, a geographic adjustment factor and a conversion factor. The fee schedule is adjusted annually based on a complex formula that is linked in part to the use of services by Medicare beneficiaries and the growth in gross domestic product. Since 2002, this formula has resulted in negative payment updates under the fee schedule that have grown increasingly larger, and Congress has had to take repeated legislative action to reverse scheduled payment reductions, most recently in December 2013, when legislation was enacted to avert a rate reduction and temporarily increase Medicare physician payment rates through the end of March 2014. If Congress does not take further action, the Medicare fee schedule will be reduced by approximately 20% effective April 1, 2014. Fee reductions will continue to be scheduled annually and will grow to approximately 40% in cumulative reductions by 2016 unless Congress takes action in the future to modify or reform the mechanism by which payment rates are updated. In addition to the reductions under the Medicare fee schedule, the Budget Control Act of 2011 sets forth across-the-board cuts (“sequestrations”) to Medicare reimbursement rates which began in April 2013. These annual reductions of 2% apply to mandatory and discretionary spending in the years 2013 to 2021, and were extended to 2023 by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. Unless Congress takes action in the future to modify these sequestrations, Medicare reimbursements will be reduced by 2% annually. If no action is taken, reductions in the fee schedule and reductions as a result of the sequestrations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

We may become subject to billing investigations by federal and state government authorities.

Federal and state laws, rules and regulations impose substantial penalties, including criminal and civil fines, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs and imprisonment, on entities or individuals (including any individual corporate officers or physicians deemed responsible) that fraudulently or wrongfully bill government-funded programs or other third-party payors for healthcare services. CMS issued a final rule requiring states to implement a Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) program effective January 1, 2012. States are required to contract with one or more eligible Medicaid RACs to review Medicaid claims for any overpayments or underpayments, and to recoup overpayments from providers on behalf of the state. In addition, federal laws, along with a growing number of state laws, allow a private person to bring a civil action in the name of the government for false billing violations. See Item 1. Business—“Government Regulation—Fraud and Abuse Provisions.” We believe that audits, inquiries and investigations from government agencies will occur from time to time in the ordinary course of our business, which could result in substantial defense costs to us and a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot predict whether any future audits, inquiries or investigations, or the public disclosure of such matters, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock. See Item 1. Business—“Government Investigations.”

The healthcare industry is highly regulated, and government authorities may determine that we have failed to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations.

The healthcare industry and physicians’ medical practices, including the healthcare and other services that we and our affiliated physicians provide, are subject to extensive and complex federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, compliance with which imposes substantial costs on us. Of particular importance are the provisions summarized as follows:

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federal laws (including the federal False Claims Act) that prohibit entities and individuals from knowingly or recklessly making claims to Medicaid, Medicare and other government-funded programs that contain false or fraudulent information or from improperly retaining known overpayments;

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a provision of the Social Security Act, commonly referred to as the “anti-kickback” statute, that prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any bribe, kickback, rebate or other remuneration, in cash or in kind, in return for the referral or recommendation of patients for items and services covered, in whole or in part, by federal healthcare programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare;

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a provision of the Social Security Act, commonly referred to as the Stark Law, that, subject to limited exceptions, applies when physicians refer Medicare patients to an entity for the provision of certain “designated health services” if the physician or a member of such physician’s immediate family has a direct or indirect financial relationship (including a compensation arrangement) with the entity;

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similar state law provisions pertaining to anti-kickback, fee splitting, self-referral and false claims issues, which typically are not limited to relationships involving government-funded programs;

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provisions of HIPAA that prohibit knowingly and willfully executing a scheme or artifice to defraud a healthcare benefit program or falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any material false, fictitious or fraudulent statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services;

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state laws that prohibit general business corporations from practicing medicine, controlling physicians’ medical decisions or engaging in certain practices, such as splitting fees with physicians;

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federal and state healthcare programs may deny our application to become a participating provider that could in turn cause us to not be able to treat those patients or prohibit us from billing for the treatment services provided to such patients;

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federal and state laws that prohibit providers from billing and receiving payment from Medicaid or Medicare for services unless the services are medically necessary, adequately and accurately documented and billed using codes that accurately reflect the type and level of services rendered;

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federal and state laws pertaining to the provision of services by non-physician practitioners, such as advanced nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical professionals, physician supervision of such services and reimbursement requirements that may be dependent on the manner in which the services are provided and documented; and

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federal laws that impose civil administrative sanctions for, among other violations, inappropriate billing of services to federally funded healthcare programs, inappropriately reducing hospital care lengths of stay for such patients, or employing individuals who are excluded from participation in federally funded healthcare programs.

In addition, we believe that our business will continue to be subject to increasing regulation, the scope and effect of which we cannot predict. See Item 1. Business—“Government Regulation.”

We may in the future become the subject of regulatory or other investigations or proceedings, and our interpretations of applicable laws, rules and regulations may be challenged. For example, regulatory authorities or other parties may assert that our arrangements with our affiliated professional contractors constitute fee splitting or the corporate practice of medicine and seek to invalidate these arrangements, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock. See Item 1. Business—“Government Regulation—Fee Splitting; Corporate Practice of Medicine.” Regulatory authorities or other parties also could assert that our relationships, including fee arrangements, among our affiliated professional contractors, hospital clients or referring physicians violate the anti-kickback, fee splitting or self-referral laws and regulations or that we have submitted false claims or otherwise failed to comply with government program reimbursement requirements. See Item 1. Business—“Government Regulation—Fraud and Abuse Provisions” and “—Government Reimbursement Requirements.” Such investigations, proceedings and challenges could result in substantial defense costs to us and a diversion of management’s time and attention. In addition, violations of these laws are punishable by monetary fines, civil and criminal penalties, exclusion from participation in government-sponsored healthcare programs, and forfeiture of amounts collected in violation of such laws and regulations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

Federal and state laws that protect the privacy and security of protected health information may increase our costs and limit our ability to collect and use that information and subject us to penalties if we are unable to fully comply with such laws.

Numerous federal and state laws and regulations govern the collection, dissemination, use, security and confidentiality of individually identifiable health information. These laws include:

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Provisions of HIPAA that limit how healthcare providers may use and disclose individually identifiable health information, provide certain rights to individuals with respect to that information and impose certain security requirements;

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HITECH, which strengthens and expands the HIPAA Privacy Standards and Security Standards and imposes data breach notification obligations;

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Other federal and state laws restricting the use and protecting the privacy and security of protected health information, many of which are not preempted by HIPAA;

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Federal and state consumer protection laws; and

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Federal and state laws regulating the conduct of research with human subjects.

As part of our medical record keeping, third-party billing, research and other services, we collect and maintain protected health information in paper and electronic format. New protected health information standards, whether implemented pursuant to HIPAA, HITECH, congressional action or otherwise, could have a significant effect on the manner in which we handle healthcare-related data and communicate with payors, and compliance with these standards could impose significant costs on us or limit our ability to offer services, thereby negatively impacting the business opportunities available to us.

If we do not comply with existing or new laws and regulations related to protected health information we could be subject to remedies that include monetary fines, civil or administrative penalties, civil damage awards or criminal sanctions.

Government authorities or other parties may assert that our business practices violate antitrust laws.

The healthcare industry is subject to close antitrust scrutiny. The FTC, the DOJ and state Attorneys General all actively review and, in some cases, take enforcement action against business conduct and acquisitions in the healthcare industry. Violations of antitrust laws may be punishable by substantial penalties, including significant monetary fines, civil penalties, criminal sanctions, and consent decrees and injunctions prohibiting certain activities or requiring divestiture or discontinuance of business operations. Any of these penalties could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our affiliated physicians may not appropriately record or document services that they provide.

Our affiliated physicians are responsible for appropriately recording and documenting the services they provide. We use this information to seek reimbursement for their services from third-party payors. If our physicians do not appropriately document, or where applicable, code for their services, we could be subjected to administrative, regulatory, civil, or criminal investigations or sanctions and our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

We may not find suitable acquisition candidates or successfully integrate our acquisitions. Our acquisitions may expose us to greater business risks and could affect our payor mix.

We have expanded and continue to seek to expand our presence in new and existing metropolitan areas by acquiring established neonatal, anesthesia care, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology and other complementary pediatric subspecialty physician group practices. In addition, both independently and in collaboration with our hospital partners, we may seek to expand into other specialties and subspecialties.

Our acquisition strategy involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including:

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We may not be able to identify suitable acquisition candidates or strategic opportunities or implement successfully or realize the expected benefits of any suitable opportunities. In addition, we compete for acquisitions with other potential acquirers, some of which may have greater financial or operational resources than we do. This competition may intensify due to the ongoing consolidation in the healthcare industry, which may increase our acquisition costs.

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We may not be able to complete acquisitions of physician practices or we may complete acquisitions on less favorable terms as a result of higher tax rates on high-income individuals resulting from the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 or other potential changes to the tax code. Specifically, our acquisition candidates may require a higher purchase price to compensate them for any increased tax burden.

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We may not be able to successfully integrate completed acquisitions, including our recent acquisitions. Integrating completed acquisitions into our existing operations involves numerous short-term and long-term risks, including diversion of our management’s attention, failure to retain key personnel, long-term value of acquired intangible assets and acquisition expenses. In addition, we may be required to comply with laws, rules and regulations that may differ from those of the states in which our operations are currently conducted.

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We cannot be certain that any acquired business will continue to maintain its pre-acquisition revenue and growth rates or be financially successful. In addition, we cannot be certain of the extent of any unknown or contingent liabilities of any acquired business, including liabilities for failure to comply with applicable laws, or liabilities relating to medical malpractice claims. Generally we obtain indemnification agreements from the sellers of businesses acquired with respect to pre-closing acts, omissions and other similar risks. It is possible that we may seek to enforce indemnification provisions in the future against sellers who may no longer have the financial wherewithal to satisfy their obligations to us. Accordingly, we may incur material liabilities for past activities of acquired businesses.

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We could incur or assume indebtedness and issue equity in connection with acquisitions. The issuance of shares of our common stock for an acquisition may result in dilution to our existing shareholders and, depending on the number of shares that we issue, the resale of such shares could affect the trading price of our common stock.

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We may acquire businesses that derive a greater portion of their revenue from government-sponsored or funded programs than what we recognize on a consolidated basis. These acquisitions could affect our overall payor mix in future periods.

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Acquisitions of practices could entail financial and operating risks not fully anticipated. Such acquisitions could divert management’s attention and our resources.

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An acquisition could be subject to a challenge under the antitrust laws either before or after it is consummated. Such a challenge could involve substantial legal costs and divert management’s attention and resources and could result in us having to abandon the transaction or make a divestiture.

We may not be able to successfully execute our same-unit and organic growth strategies.

In addition to our acquisition growth strategy, we seek opportunities for increasing revenue from our existing hospital- and office-based operations through same-unit and organic growth strategies. We also seek opportunities to grow organically outside of our existing operations. We may not be able to successfully execute our same-unit and organic growth strategies for reasons including the following:

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We may not be able to expand the services that our affiliated physicians provide to our hospital partners.

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We may not be able to attract referrals to our office-based practices or neonatology transports to our hospital-based units.

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We may not be able to execute new contractual arrangements with hospitals, including through joint ventures, where we either currently provide or do not currently provide physician services.

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We may not be able to work with our hospital partners to develop integrated services programs for which we become a multi-specialty provider of solutions within the maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric continuum of care.

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We may not accurately project organic growth performance, potentially resulting in lower margins.

In addition, certain of our organic growth strategies may involve risks and uncertainties similar to those for our acquisition strategy. See “We may not find suitable acquisition candidates or successfully integrate our acquisitions. Our acquisitions may expose us to greater business risks and could affect our payor mix.”

We may not be able to maintain effective and efficient information systems or properly safeguard our information systems.

Our operations are dependent on uninterrupted performance of our information systems. Failure to maintain reliable information systems, disruptions in our existing information systems or the implementation of new systems could cause disruptions in our business operations, including errors and delays in billings and

collections, difficulty satisfying requirements under hospital contracts, disputes with patients and payors, violations of patient privacy and confidentiality requirements and other regulatory requirements, increased administrative expenses and other adverse consequences.

In addition, information security risks have generally increased in recent years because of new technologies and the increased activities of perpetrators of cyber-attacks resulting in the theft of protected health, business or financial information. A failure in or breach of our information systems as a result of cyber attacks could also disrupt our business, result in the release or misuse of confidential or proprietary information, damage our reputation, and increase our administrative expenses. Although we believe that we have robust information security procedures and other safeguards in place, as cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to continue to enhance our information security measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities. Any of these disruptions or breaches of security could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our employees and business partners may not appropriately secure and protect confidential information in their possession.

Each of our employees and business partners is responsible for the security of the information in our systems and to ensure that private and financial information is kept confidential. Should an employee or business partner not follow appropriate security measures, including those related to cyber threats or attacks, the improper release of protected health information or confidential business or financial information could result. The release of such information could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We may not be able to successfully recruit and retain qualified physicians and other clinicians.

We are dependent upon our ability to recruit and retain a sufficient number of qualified physicians and other clinicians (“clinicians”) to service existing units at hospitals and our affiliated practices and expand our business. We compete with many types of healthcare providers, including teaching, research and government institutions, hospitals and health systems and other practice groups, for the services of qualified clinicians. We may not be able to continue to recruit new clinicians or renew contracts with existing clinicians on acceptable terms. If we do not do so, our ability to service existing or new hospital units and staff existing or new office-based practices could be adversely affected.

A significant number of our affiliated physicians or other clinicians could leave our affiliated practices or our affiliated professional contractors may be unable to enforce the non-competition covenants of departed physicians.

Our affiliated professional contractors usually enter into employment agreements with our affiliated physicians. Certain of our employment agreements can be terminated without cause by any party upon prior written notice. In addition, substantially all of our affiliated physicians have agreed not to compete within a specified geographic area for a certain period after termination of employment. The law governing non-compete agreements and other forms of restrictive covenants varies from state to state. Although we believe that the non-competition and other restrictive covenants applicable to our affiliated physicians are reasonable in scope and duration and therefore enforceable under applicable state law, courts and arbitrators in some states are reluctant to strictly enforce non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants against physicians. Our affiliated physicians or other clinicians may leave our affiliated practices for a variety of reasons, including to provide services for other types of healthcare providers, such as teaching, research and government institutions, hospitals and health systems and other practice groups. If a substantial number of our affiliated physicians or other clinicians leave our affiliated practices or our affiliated professional contractors are unable to enforce the non-competition covenants in the employment agreements, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially, adversely affected. We cannot predict whether a court or arbitration panel would enforce these covenants in any particular case.

We may be subject to medical malpractice and other lawsuits not covered by insurance.

Our business entails an inherent risk of claims of medical malpractice against our affiliated physicians and us. We may also be subject to other lawsuits which may involve large claims and significant defense costs. Although we currently maintain liability insurance coverage intended to cover professional liability and other claims, there can be no assurance that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover liabilities arising out of claims asserted against us where the outcomes of such claims are unfavorable to us. Generally, we self-insure our liabilities to pay retention amounts for professional liability matters through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. Liabilities in excess of our insurance coverage, including coverage for professional liability and other claims, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock. See Item 1. Business—“Other Legal Proceedings” and “Professional and General Liability Coverage.”

The reserves that we have established in respect of our professional liability losses are subject to inherent uncertainties and if a deficiency is determined this may lead to a reduction in our net earnings.

We have established reserves for losses and related expenses that represent estimates involving actuarial projections. These actuarial projections are developed at a given point in time and represent our expectations of the ultimate resolution and administration of costs of losses incurred with respect to professional liability risks for the amount of risk retained by us. Insurance reserves are inherently subject to uncertainty. Our reserve estimates are based on actuarial valuations using historical claims, demographic factors, industry trends, severity and exposure factors and other actuarial assumptions. The estimates of projected ultimate losses are developed at least annually. Our reserves could be significantly affected should current and future occurrences differ from historical claim trends and expectations. While claims are monitored closely when estimating reserves, the complexity of the claims and wide range of potential outcomes often hamper timely adjustments to the assumptions used in these estimates. Actual losses and related expenses may deviate, perhaps substantially, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements. If our estimated reserves are determined to be inadequate, we will be required to increase reserves at the time the deficiency is determined. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—“Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Professional Liability Coverage.”

We may write-off intangible assets, such as goodwill.

The carrying value of our intangible assets, which consist primarily of goodwill related to our acquisitions, is subject to annual impairment testing. Under current accounting standards, goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis and we may be subject to impairment losses as circumstances change after an acquisition. If we record an impairment loss related to our goodwill, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for the year in which the impairment is recorded.

We may not effectively manage our growth.

We have experienced significant growth in our business and the number of our employees and affiliated physicians in recent years which places significant demands on our financial, operational and management resources. Continued growth may impair our ability to provide our services efficiently and to manage our employees adequately. While we are taking steps to manage our growth, our future results of operations could be materially, adversely affected if we are unable to do so effectively.

Our quarterly results will likely fluctuate from period to period.

We have historically experienced and expect to continue to experience quarterly fluctuations in net patient service revenue and net income. For example, we typically experience negative cash flow from operations in the first quarter of each year, principally as a result of bonus payments to affiliated physicians as well as discretionary matching contributions for participants in our qualified contributory savings plans (401(k) Plans).

In addition, a significant number of our employees and associated professional contractors (primarily affiliated physicians) exceed the level of taxable wages for social security contributions during the first and second quarters. As a result, we incur a significantly higher payroll tax burden and our net income is lower during those quarters. Moreover, a lower number of calendar days are present in the first and second quarters of the year as compared to the remainder of the year. Because we provide services in the NICU on a 24-hours-a-day basis, 365 days a year, any reduction in service days will have a corresponding reduction in net patient service revenue. In addition, any reduction in office days in our office-based practices will also have a corresponding reduction in net patient service revenue. We also have significant fixed operating costs, including costs for our affiliated physicians, and as a result, are highly dependent on patient volume and capacity utilization of our affiliated physicians to sustain profitability. Quarterly results may also be impacted by the timing of acquisitions and any fluctuation in patient volume. As a result, our results of operations for any quarter are not indicative of results of operations for any future period or full fiscal year.

The value of our common stock may fluctuate.

There has been significant volatility in the market price of securities of healthcare companies generally that we believe in many cases has been unrelated to operating performance. In addition, we believe that certain factors, such as actual and potential legislative and regulatory developments, including announced regulatory investigations, quarterly fluctuations in our actual or anticipated results of operations, lower revenues or earnings than those anticipated by securities analysts, not meeting publicly announced expectations, and general economic and financial market conditions, could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially.

We may not be able to collect reimbursements for our services from third-party payors in a timely manner.

A significant portion of our net patient service revenue is derived from reimbursements from various third-party payors, including GHC Programs, private insurance plans and managed care plans, for services provided by our affiliated professional contractors. We are responsible for submitting reimbursement requests to these payors and collecting the reimbursements, and we assume the financial risks relating to uncollectible and delayed reimbursements. In the current healthcare environment, payors continue their efforts to control expenditures for healthcare, including revisions to coverage and reimbursement policies. Due to the nature of our business and our participation in government-funded and private reimbursement programs, we are involved from time to time in inquiries, reviews, audits and investigations by governmental agencies and private payors of our business practices, including assessments of our compliance with coding, billing and documentation requirements. We may be required to repay these agencies or private payors if a finding is made that we were incorrectly reimbursed, or we may be subjected to pre-payment reviews, which can be time-consuming and result in non-payment or delayed payment for the services we provide. We may also experience difficulties in collecting reimbursements because third-party payors may seek to reduce or delay reimbursements to which we are entitled for services that our affiliated physicians have provided. In addition, GHC Programs may deny our application to become a participating provider that could cause us to not be able to provide services to patients or prohibit us from billing for such services. If we are not reimbursed fully and in a timely manner for such services or there is a finding that we were incorrectly reimbursed, our revenue, cash flows and financial condition could be materially, adversely affected.

In addition, adverse economic conditions could affect the timeliness and amounts received from our third-party and government payors which would impact our short-term liquidity needs.

Hospitals may terminate their agreements with us, our physicians may lose the ability to provide services in hospitals or administrative fees paid to us by hospitals may be reduced.

Our net patient service revenue is derived primarily from fee-for-service billings for patient care provided within hospital units by our affiliated physicians and from administrative fees paid to us by hospitals. See Item 1. Business—“Relationships with Our Partners—Hospitals.” Our hospital partners may cancel or not renew their

contracts with us, reduce or eliminate our administrative fees in the future, or refuse to pay us our administrative fees if we fail to honor the terms of our agreement. Adverse economic conditions could influence future actions of our hospital partners. To the extent that our arrangements with our hospital partners are canceled, or are not renewed or replaced with other arrangements having at least as favorable terms, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, to the extent our affiliated physicians lose their privileges in hospitals or hospitals enter into arrangements with or employ other physicians, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially, adversely affected.

Hospitals could limit our ability to use our management information systems in our units by requiring us to use their own management information systems.

Our management information systems, including BabySteps ^® and Quantum Clinical Navigation Systems are used to support our day-to-day operations and ongoing clinical research and business analysis. If a hospital prohibits us from using our own management information systems, it may interrupt the efficient operation of our information systems which, in turn, may limit our ability to operate important aspects of our business, including billing and reimbursement as well as research and education initiatives. This inability to use our management information systems at hospital locations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our industry is already competitive and could become more competitive.

The healthcare industry is highly competitive and subject to continual changes in the methods by which services are provided and the manner in which healthcare providers are selected and compensated. Because our operations consist primarily of physician services provided within hospital-based units, we compete with other healthcare services companies and physician groups for contracts with hospitals to provide our services to patients. We also face competition from hospitals themselves to provide our services. Companies in other healthcare industry segments, some of which have greater financial and other resources than ours, may become competitors in providing neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal or pediatric subspecialty care. Additionally, we face competition from healthcare-focused and other private equity firms. We may not be able to continue to compete effectively in this industry, additional competitors may enter metropolitan areas where we operate, and this increased competition may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Unfavorable changes or conditions could occur in the states where our operations are concentrated.

A majority of our net patient service revenue in 2013 was generated by our operations in five states. In particular, Texas accounted for approximately 22% of our net patient service revenue in 2013. See Item 1. Business—“Geographic Coverage.” Adverse changes or conditions affecting these particular states, such as healthcare reforms, changes in laws and regulations, reduced Medicaid reimbursements and government investigations, economic conditions and natural disasters may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We are dependent upon our key management personnel for our future success.

Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued contributions of our key management personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer, Roger J. Medel, M.D., for the management of our business and implementation of our business strategy. The loss of Dr. Medel or other key management personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock.

Provisions of our articles and bylaws could deter takeover attempts.

Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock and to determine the powers, preferences and rights of these shares without shareholder approval. This preferred stock could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to those of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock under some circumstances could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control. In addition, provisions in our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws, including those relating to calling shareholder meetings, taking action by written consent and other matters, could render it more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of MEDNAX through a proxy contest or consent solicitation. These provisions could limit the price that some investors might be willing to pay in the future for our shares of common stock.

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

Our corporate office building, which we own, is located in Sunrise, Florida and contains 80,000 square feet of office space. We own an additional office building covering an additional 180,000 square feet for other administrative functions in Sunrise, Florida. We also lease space in hospitals and other facilities for our business and medical offices, and other needs. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. We believe that our facilities and the equipment used in our business are in good condition, in all material respects, and sufficient for our present needs.

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this Item is included in and incorporated herein by reference to Item 1. Business of this Form 10-K under “Government Investigations” and “Other Legal Proceedings.”

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

PART II

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Price Range of Common Stock

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “MD.” The high and low sales prices for a share of our common stock for each quarter during our last two fiscal years, after giving effect for our two-for-one stock split effective December 19, 2013, are set forth below:


	High		Low
2013
First Quarter	$	44.99	$	40.33
Second Quarter		47.29		41.83
Third Quarter		51.49		45.29
Fourth Quarter		56.45		49.83

2012
First Quarter	$	37.93	$	33.48
Second Quarter		37.34		29.62
Third Quarter		38.34		30.45
Fourth Quarter		40.87		33.93

As of January 31, 2014, we had 290 holders of record of our common stock, and the closing sales price on that date for our common stock was $55.64 per share. We believe that the number of beneficial owners of our common stock is greater than the number of record holders because a significant number of shares of our common stock is held through brokerage firms in “street name.”

Dividend Policy

We did not declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock in 2013 or 2012, nor do we currently intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the future. The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, results of operations, capital requirements, our general financial condition, general business conditions and contractual restrictions on payment of dividends, if any, as well as such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant. Our revolving line of credit restricts our ability to declare and pay cash dividends. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—“Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Performance Graph

The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on $100 invested on December 31, 2008 in our common stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index, S&P 600 Health Care Index, and the NYSE Composite Index. The returns are calculated assuming reinvestment of dividends. The graph covers the period from December 31, 2008 through December 31, 2013, and gives effect to a two-for-one stock split effective December 19, 2013. The stock price performance included in the graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

The performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this annual report into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such acts.

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	Base Period		Years Ending
Company/Index	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013
MEDNAX, Inc.	$	100.00	$	189.62	$	212.27	$	227.16	$	250.85	$	336.78
S&P 500 Index	$	100.00	$	126.46	$	145.51	$	148.59	$	172.37	$	228.19
S&P 600 Health Care	$	100.00	$	122.57	$	150.17	$	170.82	$	193.80	$	302.42
NYSE Composite Index	$	100.00	$	124.80	$	138.34	$	129.88	$	146.66	$	180.65

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the three months ended December 31, 2013, we did not repurchase any shares of our securities.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the three months ended December 31, 2013, we did not sell any unregistered shares of our securities.

Equity Compensation Plans

Information regarding equity compensation plans is set forth in Item 12 of this Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table includes selected consolidated financial data set forth as of and for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2013. All share and per share amounts give effect for our two-for-one stock split effective December 19, 2013. The balance sheet data at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the income statement data for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, have been derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K. This selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included in Items 7 and 8, respectively, of this Form 10-K (in thousands, except per share and other operating data).


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
Consolidated Income Statement Data:
Net patient service revenue (1)	$	2,154,012		$	1,816,612		$	1,588,248		$	1,401,559		$	1,288,264

Operating expenses:
Practice salaries and benefits		1,361,318			1,130,913			970,396			854,920			783,493
Practice supplies and other operating expenses		82,388			71,823			66,815			57,511			52,232
General and administrative expenses		218,209			193,540			170,356			154,267			147,162
Depreciation and amortization		39,966			30,816			25,292			21,950			16,448

Total operating expenses		1,701,881			1,427,092			1,232,859			1,088,648			999,335

Income from operations		452,131			389,520			355,389			312,911			288,929
Investment income		1,696			1,896			1,495			1,434			1,682
Interest expense		(5,415	)		(3,245	)		(3,639	)		(3,193	)		(2,911	)

Income before income taxes		448,412			388,171			353,245			311,152			287,700
Income tax provision		167,895			147,264			135,248			108,461			111,896

Net income	$	280,517		$	240,907		$	217,997		$	202,691		$	175,804

Per Common and Common Equivalent Share Data:
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	2.83		$	2.47		$	2.28		$	2.17		$	1.93

Diluted	$	2.78		$	2.42		$	2.23		$	2.13		$	1.89

Weighted average shares:
Basic		99,112			97,386			95,412			93,260			91,146

Diluted		100,969			99,382			97,592			95,140			92,942

Other Operating Data:
Number of physicians at end of year		2,367			2,152			1,839			1,675			1,484
Number of births		790,597			761,698			745,929			736,191			744,202
NICU admissions		102,099			99,539			97,101			93,310			90,567
NICU patient days		1,847,577			1,828,605			1,754,401			1,710,904			1,658,845
Number of anesthesia cases		1,045,794			664,527			463,604			315,318			244,127

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	31,137		$	21,280		$	18,596		$	26,251		$	26,503
Working capital		82,047			90,706			82,972			74,948			43,832
Total assets		3,049,430			2,750,337			2,272,648			2,037,646			1,689,350
Total liabilities		706,442			714,969			541,632			590,192			499,252
Borrowings under line of credit		27,000			144,000			29,000			146,500			50,000
Capital lease obligations, including current maturities		235			334			470			181			443
Shareholders’ equity		2,342,988			2,035,368			1,731,016			1,447,454			1,190,098

(1)

We add new physician practices each year as a result of acquisitions. The increase in net patient service revenue related to acquisitions was approximately $265.0 million, $179.0 million, $140.1 million, $96.6 million, and $169.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion highlights the principal factors that have affected our financial condition and results of operations as well as our liquidity and capital resources for the periods described. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. Please see the explanatory note concerning “Forward-Looking Statements” preceding Part I of this Form 10-K and Item 1A. Risk Factors for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these forward-looking statements. The operating results for the periods presented were not significantly affected by inflation.

OVERVIEW

MEDNAX is a leading provider of physician services including newborn, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and other pediatric subspecialties. At December 31, 2013, our national network was composed of more than 2,300 affiliated physicians, including more than 1,050 physicians who provide neonatal clinical care in 34 states and Puerto Rico, primarily within hospital-based neonatal intensive care units, to babies born prematurely or with medical complications. We have over 775 physicians who provide anesthesia care to patients in connection with surgical and other procedures as well as pain management. We have approximately 200 affiliated physicians who provide maternal-fetal and obstetrical medical care to expectant mothers experiencing complicated pregnancies primarily in areas where our affiliated neonatal physicians practice. Our network also includes other pediatric subspecialists, including approximately 120 physicians providing pediatric cardiology care, 110 physicians providing pediatric intensive care, 60 physicians providing hospital-based pediatric care and 15 physicians providing pediatric surgical care.

On December 5, 2013, we announced that our board of directors authorized a two-for-one stock split of our common stock. Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 19, 2013 received one additional share of MEDNAX common stock for each share held of record on that date. The shares were issued on December 20, 2013. All share and per share amounts presented in this Form 10-K reflect the effect of the two-for-one stock split.

In July 2013, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of shares of our common stock up to an amount sufficient to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares under our equity compensation programs. The share repurchase program permits us to make open market purchases from time-to-time based upon general economic and market conditions and trading restrictions. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of our common stock for approximately $51.9 million. This repurchase program was also expanded to allow for the repurchase of shares of our common stock to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares, if any, related to our acquisition program.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, we completed the acquisition of 11 physician group practices. These acquisitions consisted of six anesthesiology practices and five neonatology practices. With the acquisition of these six established anesthesiology practices, we continued the expansion of our anesthesia platform bringing the number of anesthesia groups acquired since 2007 to 23. We also continued to focus on the integration of previously acquired practices and the ongoing development of the infrastructure to support those practices. Based on our experience, we expect that we can improve the results of all of our acquired practices through improved managed care contracting, improved collections, identification of growth initiatives, as well as, operating and cost savings based upon the significant infrastructure that we have developed.

We have an unsecured $800 million revolving credit facility (“Line of Credit”) that matures in 2017. The Line of Credit provides a funding source for future acquisitions, our share repurchase program, as well as other corporate purposes. The Line of Credit is guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiaries and affiliated professional contractors and includes a $75 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and a $37.5 million sub-facility for swingline loans. In addition, the Line of Credit may be increased to $1.0 billion subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions.

Although economic conditions in the United States have gradually improved, the number of unemployed and under-employed workers remains significant and economic growth has been slow. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the percentage of our patient services being reimbursed under government-sponsored healthcare programs increased slightly as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012. If economic conditions do not improve or if they deteriorate, we could experience additional shifts toward government-sponsored programs and patient volumes could decline. Payments received from government-sponsored programs are substantially less for equivalent services than payments received from commercial insurance payors. In addition, due to the rising costs of managed care premiums and patient responsibility amounts, coupled with the current economic environment, we may experience increased bad debt due to patients’ inability to pay for certain services. Further, in part due to volatility in economic conditions, many states continue to experience lower than anticipated revenue and are facing budget shortfalls. Although the shortfalls for the more recent budgetary years have declined, they are still significant by historical standards. These shortfalls, and any future shortfalls, could lead to reduced or delayed funding for state Medicaid programs and, in turn, reduced or delayed reimbursement for physician services. See Item 1A. Risk Factors, in this Form 10-K for additional discussion on the general economic conditions in the United States and recent developments in the healthcare industry that could affect our business.

The Affordable Care Act contains a number of provisions that could affect us over the next several years. These provisions include the establishment of health insurance exchanges to facilitate the purchase of qualified health plans, expanding Medicaid eligibility, subsidizing insurance premiums and creating requirements and incentives for businesses to provide healthcare benefits, the effects of which are unpredictable and complex. Other provisions contain changes to healthcare fraud and abuse laws and expand the scope of the Federal False Claims Act. Additionally, in November 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) adopted a rule under the Affordable Care Act that generally allows physicians who provide eligible primary care services to be paid at the Medicare reimbursement rates in effect in calendar years 2013 and 2014 instead of state-established Medicaid reimbursement rates. Generally, state Medicaid reimbursement rates are lower than federally-established Medicare rates. During 2013, state agencies were required to submit their state plan amendments (“SPAs”) outlining how they will implement the rule, including frequency and timing of payments to CMS for review and approval. In December 2013, CMS indicated that all SPAs had been approved. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized approximately $31.2 million in parity revenue that contributed approximately $0.10 to our net income per diluted share, reflecting the impacts from incentive compensation and income taxes.

The Affordable Care Act contains numerous other measures that could also affect us. For example, payment modifiers are to be developed that will differentiate payments to physicians under federal healthcare programs based on quality and cost of care. In addition, other provisions authorize voluntary demonstration projects relating to the bundling of payments for episodes of hospital care and the sharing of cost savings achieved under the Medicare program.

The Affordable Care Act also allows states to expand their Medicaid programs through an increase in the Medicaid eligibility income limit from a state’s current eligibility levels to 133% of the federal poverty limit. It remains unclear to what extent states will expand their Medicaid programs by raising the income limit to 133% of the federal poverty level. As a result of this and other uncertainties, we cannot predict whether there will be more uninsured patients in 2014 than anticipated when the Affordable Care Act was enacted. All of the states in which we operate, however, already cover children in the first year of life and pregnant women if their household income is at or below 133% of the federal poverty level.

Federal and state agencies are expected to continue to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. However, given the complexity and the number of changes expected as a result of the Affordable Care Act, as well as the implementation timetable for many of them, we cannot predict the ultimate impacts of the Affordable Care Act as they may not be known for several years. The Affordable Care Act also remains subject to continuing legislative scrutiny, including efforts by Congress to amend or repeal a number of its provisions. As a result, we cannot predict with any assurance the ultimate effect of the Affordable Care Act on our Company, nor can we provide any assurance that its provisions will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In addition, the Budget Control Act of 2011 requires across-the-board cuts (“sequestrations”) to Medicare reimbursement rates for the years 2013 through 2023. This 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement rates commenced on April 1, 2013 but is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Geographic Coverage

During 2013, 2012 and 2011, approximately 58%, 59% and 58%, respectively, of our net patient service revenue was generated by operations in our five largest states. During 2013, our five largest states consisted of Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and Georgia. During 2012, our five largest states consisted of Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and California. During 2011, our five largest states consisted of Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Washington. During 2013, 2012, and 2011, our operations in Texas accounted for approximately 22%, 24% and 21%, respectively, of our net patient service revenue.

Payor Mix

We bill payors for professional services provided by our affiliated physicians to our patients based upon rates for specific services provided. Our billed charges are substantially the same for all parties in a particular geographic area regardless of the party responsible for paying the bill for our services. We determine our net patient service revenue based upon the difference between our gross fees for services and our estimated ultimate collections from payors. Net patient service revenue differs from gross fees due to (i) managed care payments at contracted rates, (ii) government-sponsored healthcare program reimbursements at government-established rates, (iii) various reimbursement plans and negotiated reimbursements from other third-parties, and (iv) discounted and uncollectible accounts of private-pay patients.

Our payor mix is composed of contracted managed care, government, principally Medicaid and Medicare, other third-parties and private-pay patients. We benefit from the fact that most of the medical services provided in the NICU are classified as emergency services, a category typically classified as a covered service by managed care payors.

The following is a summary of our payor mix, expressed as a percentage of net patient service revenue, exclusive of administrative fees, for the periods indicated:


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Contracted managed care		69	%		69	%		68	%
Government		24	%		24	%		25	%
Other third-parties		5	%		6	%		6	%
Private-pay patients		2	%		1	%		1	%

		100%			100%			100%

The payor mix shown in the table above is not necessarily representative of the amount of services provided to patients covered under these plans. For example, the gross amount billed to patients covered under government programs for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 represented approximately 54%, 55% and 54%, respectively, of our total gross patient service revenue. These percentages of gross revenue and the percentages of net revenue provided in the table above include the payor mix impact of acquisitions completed through December 31, 2013. On a same-unit basis, however, the gross amount billed to patients covered under government programs for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 represented approximately 56%, 56% and 55%, respectively, of our total gross patient service revenue. Same units are those units at which we provided services for the entire current period and the entire comparable period.

Quarterly Results

We have historically experienced and expect to continue to experience quarterly fluctuations in net patient service revenue and net income. These fluctuations are primarily due to the following factors:

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There are fewer calendar days in the first and second quarters of the year, as compared to the third and fourth quarters of the year. Because we provide services in NICUs on a 24-hours-a-day basis, 365 days a year, any reduction in service days will have a corresponding reduction in net patient service revenue.

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The majority of physician services provided by our office-based and anesthesia practices consist of office visits and scheduled procedures that occur during business hours. As a result, volumes at those practices fluctuate based on the number of business days in each calendar quarter.

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A significant number of our employees and our associated professional contractors, primarily physicians, exceed the level of taxable wages for social security during the first and second quarters of the year. As a result, we incur a significantly higher payroll tax burden and our net income is lower during those quarters.

We have significant fixed operating costs, including physician compensation, and, as a result, are highly dependent on patient volume and capacity utilization of our affiliated professional contractors to sustain profitability. Additionally, quarterly results may be affected by the timing of acquisitions and fluctuations in patient volume. As a result, the operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period or for the full year. Our unaudited quarterly results are presented in further detail in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements provides a summary of our significant accounting policies, which are all in accordance with GAAP. Certain of our accounting policies are critical to understanding our Consolidated Financial Statements because their application requires management to make assumptions about future results and depends to a large extent on management’s judgment, because past results have fluctuated and are expected to continue to do so in the future.

We believe that the application of the accounting policies described in the following paragraphs is highly dependent on critical estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and highly susceptible to change. For all of these policies, we caution that future events rarely develop exactly as estimated, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those discussed below.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize patient service revenue at the time services are provided by our affiliated physicians. Almost all of our patient service revenue is reimbursed by government-sponsored healthcare programs and third-party insurance payors. Payments for services rendered to our patients are generally less than billed charges. We monitor our revenue and receivables from these sources and record an estimated contractual allowance to properly account for the anticipated differences between billed and reimbursed amounts. Accordingly, patient service revenue is presented net of an estimated provision for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles. Management estimates allowances for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles on accounts receivable based upon historical experience and other factors, including days sales outstanding (“DSO”) for accounts receivable, evaluation of expected adjustments and delinquency rates, past adjustments and collection experience in relation to amounts billed, an aging of accounts receivable, current contract and reimbursement terms, changes in payor mix and other relevant information. Contractual adjustments result from the difference between the physician rates for services performed and the reimbursements by government-sponsored healthcare programs and insurance companies for such services. The evaluation of these historical and other factors involves complex, subjective judgments. On a routine basis, we compare our cash collections to recorded net patient service revenue and evaluate our historical allowance for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles based upon the ultimate resolution of the accounts receivable balance. These procedures are completed regularly in order to monitor our process of establishing appropriate reserves for contractual adjustments. We have not recorded any material adjustments to prior period contractual adjustments and uncollectibles in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 or 2011.

DSO is one of the key factors that we use to evaluate the condition of our accounts receivable and the related allowances for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles. DSO reflects the timeliness of cash collections on billed revenue and the level of reserves on outstanding accounts receivable. Any significant change in our DSO results in additional analyses of outstanding accounts receivable and the associated reserves. We calculate our DSO using a three-month rolling average of net patient service revenue. Our net patient service revenue, net income and operating cash flows may be materially and adversely affected if actual adjustments and uncollectibles exceed management’s estimated provisions as a result of changes in these factors. As of December 31, 2013, our DSO was 46.3 days. We had approximately $997.7 million in gross accounts receivable outstanding at December 31, 2013, and considering this outstanding balance, based on our historical experience, a reasonably likely change of 0.5% to 1.50% in our estimated collection rate would result in an impact to net patient service revenue of approximately $5.0 million to $15.0 million. The impact of this change does not include adjustments that may be required as a result of audits, inquiries and investigations from government authorities and agencies and other third-party payors that may occur in the ordinary course of business. See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K.

Professional Liability Coverage

We maintain professional liability insurance policies with third-party insurers generally on a claims-made basis, subject to self-insured retention, exclusions and other restrictions. Our self-insured retention under our professional liability insurance program is maintained primarily through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. We record liabilities for self-insured amounts and claims incurred but not reported based on an actuarial valuation using historical loss information, claim emergence patterns and various actuarial assumptions. Liabilities for claims incurred but not reported are not discounted. The average lag period from the date a claim is reported to the date it reaches final settlement is approximately three and one half years, although the facts and circumstances of individual claims could result in lag periods that vary from this average. Our actuarial assumptions incorporate multiple complex methodologies to determine the best liability estimate for claims

incurred but not reported and the future development of known claims, including methodologies that focus on industry trends, paid loss development, reported loss development and industry-based expected pure premiums. The most significant assumptions used in the estimation process include the use of loss development factors to determine the future emergence of claim liabilities, the use of frequency and trend factors to estimate the impact of economic, judicial and social changes affecting claim costs, and assumptions regarding legal and other costs associated with the ultimate settlement of claims. The key assumptions used in our actuarial valuations are subject to constant adjustments as a result of changes in our actual loss history and the movement of projected emergence patterns as claims develop. We evaluate the need for professional liability insurance reserves in excess of amounts estimated in our actuarial valuations on a routine basis, and as of December 31, 2013, based on our historical experience, a reasonably likely change of 4.0% to 8.0% in our estimates would result in an increase or decrease to net income of approximately $2.2 million to $4.4 million. However, because many factors can affect historical and future loss patterns, the determination of an appropriate professional liability reserve involves complex, subjective judgment, and actual results may vary significantly from estimates.

Goodwill

We record acquired assets, including identifiable intangible assets and liabilities at their respective fair values, recording to goodwill the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired. We test goodwill for impairment at a reporting unit level on an annual basis. The testing for impairment is completed using a two-step test. The first step compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is performed to determine the amount of any impairment loss. We use income and market-based valuation approaches to determine the fair value of our reporting units. These approaches focus on discounted cash flows and market multiples based on our market capitalization to derive the fair value of a reporting unit. We also consider the economic outlook for the healthcare services industry and various other factors during the testing process, including hospital and physician contract changes, local market developments, changes in third-party payor payments, and other publicly available information.

Uncertain Tax Positions

We account for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with the accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also requires policy disclosures regarding penalties and interest and disclosures regarding increases and decreases in uncertain tax positions as a result of tax positions taken in a current or prior period, settlements with taxing authorities and any lapse of an applicable statute of limitations. Additional qualitative discussion is required for any tax position that may result in a significant increase or decrease in uncertain tax positions within a 12-month period from our reporting date. Accounting for uncertain tax positions under this guidance requires significant judgment and analyses as well as assumptions about future events. Future changes to our analyses and assumptions related to uncertain tax positions may have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other Matters

Other significant accounting policies, not involving the same level of measurement uncertainties as those discussed above, are nevertheless important to an understanding of our Consolidated Financial Statements. For example, our Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a consolidated basis with our affiliated professional contractors because we or one of our subsidiaries have entered into management agreements with our affiliated professional contractors meeting the “controlling financial interest” criteria set forth in accounting guidance for consolidations. Our management agreements are further described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K. The policies described in Note 2 often require difficult judgments on complex matters that are often subject to multiple sources of authoritative guidance and are frequently reexamined by accounting standards setters and regulators. See “New Accounting Pronouncements” below for matters that may affect our accounting policies in the future.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain information related to our operations expressed as a percentage of our net patient service revenue (patient billings net of contractual adjustments and uncollectibles, and including administrative fees):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Net patient service revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Operating expenses:
Practice salaries and benefits		63.2			62.2			61.1
Practice supplies and other operating expenses		3.8			4.0			4.2
General and administrative expenses		10.1			10.7			10.7
Depreciation and amortization		1.9			1.7			1.6

Total operating expenses		79.0			78.6			77.6

Income from operations		21.0			21.4			22.4
Other (expense) income, net		(.2	)		(.1	)		(.2	)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		20.8			21.3			22.2
Income tax provision		7.8			8.0			8.5

Net income		13.0	%		13.3	%		13.7	%

Year Ended December 31, 2013 as Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2012

Our net patient service revenue increased $337.4 million, or 18.6%, to $2.15 billion for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $1.82 billion for 2012. Of this $337.4 million increase, $265.0 million, or 78.5%, was attributable to revenue generated from acquisitions completed after December 31, 2011. Same-unit net patient service revenue increased $72.4 million, or 4.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2013. The change in same-unit net patient service revenue was the result of an increase in revenue of approximately $70.3 million, or 4.1%, related to net reimbursement-related factors and a net increase of $2.1 million, or 0.1%, from higher overall patient service volumes. The net increase in revenue of $70.3 million related to reimbursement-related factors was primarily due to the favorable impact from the parity revenue recorded, continued improvements in managed care contracting and the flow through of revenue from modest price increases, partially offset by a slight decrease in revenue caused by an increase in the percentage of our patients being enrolled in government-sponsored programs. The increase in revenue of $2.1 million from higher patient service volumes includes increases in our other pediatric services, primarily newborn nursery services, and increases in our anesthesiology and maternal-fetal medicine services, partially offset by declines in our neonatal and pediatric cardiology services. Same units are those units at which we provided services for the entire current period and the entire comparable period.

Practice salaries and benefits increased by $230.4 million, or 20.4%, to $1.36 billion for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $1.13 billion for 2012. This $230.4 million increase was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with new physicians and other staff to support acquisition-related growth and growth at existing units, of which $184.5 million was related to salaries and $45.9 million was related to benefits and incentive compensation.

Practice supplies and other operating expenses increased $10.6 million, or 14.7%, to $82.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $71.8 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to practice supply, rent and other costs related to our acquisitions, of which approximately $1.8 million was related to the net change in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities.

General and administrative expenses include all billing and collection functions and all other salaries, benefits, supplies and operating expenses not specifically related to the day-to-day operations of our physician group practices. General and administrative expenses increased $24.7 million, or 12.8%, to $218.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $193.5 million for 2012. This increase of $24.7 million is attributable to the overall growth of the Company including acquisition-related growth. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net patient service revenue were 10.1% for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to 10.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and grew at a rate considerably slower than the rate of revenue growth.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $9.2 million, or 29.7%, to $40.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $30.8 million for 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions.

Income from operations increased $62.6 million, or 16.1%, to $452.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $389.5 million for 2012. Our operating margin was 21.0% for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to 21.4% for 2012. This decrease of 45 basis points was primarily due to the variability in margins related to the mix of practices acquired after December 31, 2011.

We recorded net interest expense of $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $1.3 million for 2012. The increase in net interest expense was primarily due to higher outstanding borrowings and a higher effective interest rate on borrowings under our Line of Credit as well as increases in accretion expense related to our contingent consideration liabilities.

Our effective income tax rate was 37.4% for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to 37.9% for 2012.

Net income increased by 16.4% to $280.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $240.9 million for 2012.

Diluted net income per common and common equivalent share was $2.78 on weighted average shares outstanding of 101.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $2.42 on weighted average shares outstanding of 99.4 million for 2012. The increase of 1.6 million in our weighted average shares outstanding during 2013 is primarily due to the exercise of employee stock options, the vesting of restricted and deferred stock and the issuance of shares under our employee stock purchase plan (“Stock Purchase Plan”), partially offset by the impact of shares repurchased under the repurchase program approved by our board of directors in July 2013.

Year Ended December 31, 2012 as Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011

Our net patient service revenue increased $228.4 million, or 14.4%, to $1.82 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $1.59 billion for 2011. Of this $228.4 million increase, $179.0 million, or 78.4%, was attributable to revenue generated from acquisitions completed after December 31, 2010. Same-unit net patient service revenue increased $49.4 million, or 3.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2012. The change in same-unit net patient service revenue was the result of an increase of $29.9 million, or 1.9%, from higher overall patient service volumes and a net increase in revenue of approximately $19.5 million, or 1.3%, related to net reimbursement-related factors. The increase in revenue of $29.9 million from higher patient service volumes includes an increase of $24.2 million in neonatal and other services, including newborn nursery services and hearing screens and a net increase of $5.7 million from volume growth in our anesthesiology and maternal-fetal medicine services, partially offset by a decline in pediatric cardiology services. The net increase in revenue of $19.5 million related to reimbursement-related factors was primarily due to continued improvements in managed care contracting, an increase in the administrative fees received from our hospital partners due to the expansion of our services resulting from internal growth and the flow through of revenue from modest price increases,

partially offset by a decrease in revenue caused by an increase in the percentage of our patients being enrolled in government-sponsored programs. Same units are those units at which we provided services for the entire current period and the entire comparable period.

Practice salaries and benefits increased by $160.5 million, or 16.5%, to $1.13 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $970.4 million for 2011. This $160.5 million increase was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with new physicians and other staff to support acquisition-related growth and growth at existing units, of which $121.9 million was related to salaries and $38.6 million was related to benefits and incentive compensation.

Practice supplies and other operating expenses increased $5.0 million, or 7.5%, to $71.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $66.8 million for 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to practice supply, rent and other costs related to our acquisitions.

General and administrative expenses include all billing and collection functions and all other salaries, benefits, supplies and operating expenses not specifically related to the day-to-day operations of our physician group practices. General and administrative expenses increased $23.1 million, or 13.6%, to $193.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $170.4 million for 2011. This increase of $23.1 million is attributable to the overall growth of the Company including acquisition-related growth. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net patient service revenue were 10.7% for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and grew at a rate slower than the rate of revenue growth.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $5.5 million, or 21.8%, to $30.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $25.3 million for 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions and the depreciation of fixed asset additions.

Income from operations increased $34.1 million, or 9.6%, to $389.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $355.4 million for 2011. Our operating margin was 21.4% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to 22.4% for 2011. This decrease of 94 basis points was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses during the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2011, as well as the variability in margins due to the mix of practices acquired after December 31, 2010.

We recorded net interest expense of $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $2.1 million for 2011. The decrease in net interest expense was primarily due to lower outstanding borrowings on our Line of Credit as well as a lower effective interest rate on borrowings under our Line of Credit, market value increases in the investments underlying our deferred compensation arrangements and an increase in interest income, partially offset by an increase in fees related to our Line of Credit.

Our effective income tax rate was 37.9% for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to 38.3% for 2011.

Net income increased by 10.5% to $240.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $218.0 million for 2011.

Diluted net income per common and common equivalent share was $2.42 on weighted average shares outstanding of 99.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, as compared to $2.23 on weighted average shares outstanding of 97.6 million for 2011. The increase of 1.8 million in our weighted average shares outstanding during 2012 is primarily due to the exercise of employee stock options, the vesting of restricted stock and the issuance of shares under our Stock Purchase Plan.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of December 31, 2013, we had $31.1 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand as compared to $21.3 million at December 31, 2012. Additionally, we had working capital of $82.0 million at December 31, 2013, a

decrease of $8.7 million from our working capital of $90.7 million at December 31, 2012. This net decrease in working capital is primarily due to the use of funds for practice acquisitions, repurchases of our common stock, contingent purchase price payments and net repayments on our Line of Credit, largely offset by net income, proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our stock incentive and Stock Purchase Plan and an increase in our long-term deferred tax liabilities.

We generated cash flow from operating activities of $405.4 million, $324.9 million and $270.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The net increase of $80.5 million in cash flow provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, was primarily due to improved operating results and a net increase in cash flow related to changes in the components of our accounts payable and accrued expenses, consisting primarily of a higher accrued incentive compensation liability, partially offset by a reduction in cash flow related to higher accounts receivable balances.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, accounts receivable increased by $37.3 million, as compared to an increase of $17.7 million for 2012. The increases in accounts receivable are primarily due to higher accounts receivable balances related to acquisitions, partially offset by improvements in cash collections at existing units.

Our accounts receivable are principally due from managed care payors, government payors, and other third-party insurance payors. We track our collections from these sources, monitor the age of our accounts receivable, and make all reasonable efforts to collect outstanding accounts receivable through our systems, processes and personnel at our corporate and regional billing and collection offices. We use customary collection practices, including the use of outside collection agencies, for accounts receivable due from private pay patients when appropriate. Almost all of our accounts receivable adjustments consist of contractual adjustments due to the difference between gross amounts billed and the amounts allowed by our payors. Any amounts written off related to private pay patients are based on the specific facts and circumstances related to each individual patient account.

Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) is one of the key factors that we use to evaluate the condition of our accounts receivable and the related allowances for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles. DSO reflects the timeliness of cash collections on billed revenue and the level of reserves on outstanding accounts receivable. Our DSO was 46.3 days at December 31, 2013 as compared to 48.4 days at December 31, 2012. Our DSO improved by approximately two days, primarily as a result of improvements in cash collections at existing units and integration of acquisitions. See Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Revenue Recognition for more information on our DSO.

Our cash flow from operating activities is significantly affected by the payment of physician incentive compensation. A large majority of our affiliated physicians participate in our performance-based incentive compensation program and almost all of the payments due under the program are made annually in the first quarter. As a result, we typically experience negative cash flow from operations in the first quarter of each year and fund our operations during this period with cash on hand or funds borrowed under our Line of Credit. In addition, during the first quarter of each year, we use cash to make any discretionary matching contributions for participants in our qualified contributory savings plans.

Cash flow provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was affected by a net increase in cash flow related to our accounts receivable, primarily due to improved cash collections at our existing units and improved operating results. Cash flow provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was affected by a net increase in cash flow from operations related to changes in the components of our accounts payable and accrued expenses, consisting primarily of changes in our accrued incentive compensation liability, changes in the current portion of our reserves for uncertain tax positions and improved operating results, partially offset by a reduction in cash flow related to higher accounts receivable balances and a net decrease in cash flow related to changes in our income tax liabilities, resulting primarily from higher estimated tax payments.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, our net cash used in investing activities of $263.5 million included physician practice acquisition payments and contingent consideration payments of $238.0 million, capital expenditures of $15.7 million and net purchases of $9.8 million related to the purchase and maturity of investments. Our acquisition payments were related to the purchase of 11 physician practices, including six anesthesiology practices and five neonatology practices. Our capital expenditures were for medical equipment, computer and office equipment, leasehold and other improvements, software and furniture and fixtures. Under the accounting guidance for business combinations, payments of contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisitions completed prior to January 1, 2009 are presented as cash flows used in investing activities. Payments of contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisitions completed after January 1, 2009 are presented as cash flows used in financing activities up to the amount of fair value recorded at acquisition date with the portions of the payments related to accretion expense presented as cash flows used in operating activities.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, our net cash used in financing activities of $132.1 million consisted primarily of net payments on our Line of Credit of $117.0 million, the repurchase of $51.9 million of our common stock under the share repurchase program approved by our board of directors in July 2013 and the payment of $10.4 million for contingent consideration liabilities, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our Stock Purchase Plan of $28.7 million and excess tax benefits related to the exercise of employee stock options and the vesting of restricted and deferred stock of $18.6 million.

Our Line of Credit, which is guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiaries and affiliated professional contractors, includes (1) a $75 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and (2) a $37.5 million sub-facility for swingline loans. The Line of Credit may be increased up to $1.0 billion, subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions. At our option, borrowings under the Line of Credit (other than swingline loans) bear interest at (1) the alternate base rate (defined as the highest of (i) the Wells Fargo Bank, National Association prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.00%) or (2) the LIBOR rate, as defined in the Line of Credit, plus an applicable margin rate ranging from 0.125% to 0.750% for alternate base rate borrowings and 1.125% to 1.750% for LIBOR rate borrowings, in each case based on our consolidated leverage ratio. Swingline loans bear interest at the alternate base rate plus the applicable margin rate. We are subject to certain covenants and restrictions specified in the Line of Credit, including covenants that require us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and not to exceed a specified consolidated leverage ratio, to comply with laws, and restrict us from paying dividends and making certain other distributions, as specified therein. Failure to comply with these covenants would constitute an event of default under the Line of Credit, notwithstanding our ability to meet our debt service obligations. The Line of Credit includes various customary remedies for the lenders following an event of default.

At December 31, 2013, we had an outstanding principal balance of $27.0 million on our Line of Credit. We also had outstanding letters of credit associated with our professional liability insurance program of $5.3 million which reduced the amount available on our Line of Credit to $767.7 million at December 31, 2013.

At December 31, 2013, we believe we were in compliance, in all material respects, with the financial covenants and other restrictions applicable to us under the Line of Credit. Based on our current expectations, we believe we will be in compliance with these covenants and other restrictions throughout 2014.

The exercise of employee stock options and the purchase of common stock by employees participating in our Stock Purchase Plan generated cash proceeds of $28.7 million, $28.8 million and $31.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Because stock option exercises and purchases under the Stock Purchase Plan are dependent on several factors, including the market price of our common stock, we cannot predict the timing and amount of any future proceeds.

We maintain professional liability insurance policies with third-party insurers, subject to self-insured retention, exclusions and other restrictions. We self-insure our liabilities to pay self-insured retention amounts under our professional liability insurance coverage through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. We

record liabilities for self-insured amounts and claims incurred but not reported based on an actuarial valuation using historical loss information, claim emergence patterns and various actuarial assumptions. Our total liability related to professional liability risks at December 31, 2013 was $158.7 million, of which $19.3 million is classified as a current liability within accounts payable and accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

We anticipate that funds generated from operations, together with our current cash on hand and funds available under our Line of Credit, will be sufficient to finance our working capital requirements, fund anticipated acquisitions and capital expenditures, fund our share repurchase program and meet our contractual obligations as described below for at least the next 12 months.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

At December 31, 2013, we had certain obligations and commitments under our Line of Credit, capital leases and operating leases totaling approximately $113.7 million as follows (in thousands):


	Payments Due
Obligation	Total		2014		2015 and 2016		2017 and 2018		2019 and Later
Line of Credit (1)	$	30,402	$	878	$	1,755	$	27,769	$	—
Capital leases		235		92		143		—		—
Operating leases		83,047		24,521		33,087		16,041		9,398

	$	113,684	$	25,491	$	34,985	$	43,810	$	9,398

(1)	Amounts include interest payments at the applicable rate as of December 31, 2013 and assumes the amount outstanding at December 31, 2013 will be paid on the maturity date.

Certain of our acquisition agreements contain contingent consideration provisions based on volume and other performance measures over an up to five-year period. Potential payments under these provisions are not contingent upon the future employment of the sellers. As of December 31, 2013, payments of up to $45.4 million may be due through 2018 under all contingent consideration provisions as follows (in thousands):


2014	$	19.9
2015		12.9
2016		7.8
2017		2.7
2018		2.1

	$	45.4

At December 31, 2013, our total liability for uncertain tax positions was $23.3 million, and is included within other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The timing and amount of future cash flows for each year beyond 2013 cannot be reasonably estimated. See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-K for more information regarding our uncertain tax positions.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

At December 31, 2013, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

There were no new accounting pronouncements issued or effective during the year ended December 31, 2013 that had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our Line of Credit is subject to market risk and interest rate changes. Our Line of Credit bears interest at (1) the alternate base rate, which is defined as the highest of (i) the Wells Fargo Bank, National Association prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.000% and (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.000% or (2) the LIBOR rate, as defined in the Line of Credit, plus, an applicable margin rate ranging from 0.125% to 0.750% for alternate base rate borrowings and 1.125% to 1.750% for LIBOR rate borrowings, in each case based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The outstanding principal balance on our Line of Credit was $27.0 million at December 31, 2013. Considering the total outstanding balance of $27.0 million, a 1% change in interest rates would result in an impact to income before taxes of approximately $0.3 million per year.

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The following Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule of MEDNAX, Inc. and its subsidiaries are included in this Form 10-K on the pages set forth below:

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE


	Page
Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm		54

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012		55

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011		56

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011		57

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011		58

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		59

Financial Statement Schedule

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011		79

Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

MEDNAX, Inc.:

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MEDNAX, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these consolidated financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

February 11, 2014

MEDNAX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)


	December 31,
	2013		2012
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	31,137	$	21,280
Short-term investments		6,457		6,584
Accounts receivable, net		285,397		248,066
Prepaid expenses		6,361		4,852
Deferred income taxes		71,480		69,034
Other assets		8,007		9,228

Total current assets		408,839		359,044

Investments		57,511		47,593
Property and equipment, net		59,911		59,738
Goodwill		2,393,731		2,165,672
Other assets, net		129,438		118,290

Total assets	$	3,049,430	$	2,750,337

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	308,754	$	255,661
Current portion of long-term capital lease obligations		92		101
Income taxes payable		17,946		12,576

Total current liabilities		326,792		268,338
Line of credit		27,000		144,000
Long-term capital lease obligations		143		233
Long-term professional liabilities		139,367		119,570
Deferred income taxes		152,155		125,877
Other liabilities		60,985		56,951

Total liabilities		706,442		714,969

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock; $.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized; none issued		—		—
Common stock; $.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 101,207 and 100,038 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,012		1,000
Additional paid-in capital		857,953		787,580
Retained earnings		1,484,023		1,246,788

Total shareholders’ equity		2,342,988		2,035,368

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,049,430	$	2,750,337

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

MEDNAX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except for per share data)


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Net patient service revenue	$	2,154,012		$	1,816,612		$	1,588,248

Operating expenses:
Practice salaries and benefits		1,361,318			1,130,913			970,396
Practice supplies and other operating expenses		82,388			71,823			66,815
General and administrative expenses		218,209			193,540			170,356
Depreciation and amortization		39,966			30,816			25,292

Total operating expenses		1,701,881			1,427,092			1,232,859

Income from operations		452,131			389,520			355,389
Investment income		1,696			1,896			1,495
Interest expense		(5,415	)		(3,245	)		(3,639	)

Income before income taxes		448,412			388,171			353,245
Income tax provision		167,895			147,264			135,248

Net income	$	280,517		$	240,907		$	217,997

Per common and common equivalent share data:
Net income:
Basic	$	2.83		$	2.47		$	2.28

Diluted	$	2.78		$	2.42		$	2.23

Weighted average shares:
Basic		99,112			97,386			95,412

Diluted		100,969			99,382			97,592

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

MEDNAX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)


	Common Stock
	Number of Shares			Amount			Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2010		95,874		$	958		$	658,612		$	787,884		$	1,447,454

Net income		—			—			—			217,997			217,997
Common stock issued under employee stock option and stock purchase plan		1,342			13			31,349			—			31,362
Issuance of restricted stock		680			7			(7	)		—			—
Stock-based compensation expense		—			—			27,092			—			27,092
Forfeitures of restricted stock		(30	)		—			—			—			—
Excess tax benefit related to employee stock incentive plans		—			—			7,111			—			7,111

Balance at December 31, 2011		97,866			978			724,157			1,005,881			1,731,016

Net income		—			—			—			240,907			240,907
Common stock issued under employee stock option and stock purchase plan		1,320			13			28,797			—			28,810
Issuance of restricted stock		930			9			(9	)		—			—
Stock-based compensation expense		—			—			28,437			—			28,437
Forfeitures of restricted stock		(78	)		—			—			—			—
Excess tax benefit related to employee stock incentive plans		—			—			6,198			—			6,198

Balance at December 31, 2012		100,038			1,000			787,580			1,246,788			2,035,368

Net income		—			—			—			280,517			280,517
Common stock issued under employee stock option and stock purchase plan		1,331			14			28,683			—			28,697
Issuance of restricted stock and vesting of deferred stock		922			9			(9	)		—			—
Stock-based compensation expense		—			—			31,288			—			31,288
Forfeitures of restricted stock		(28	)		—			—			—			—
Repurchased common stock		(1,056	)		(11	)		(8,570	)		(43,282	)		(51,863	)
Excess tax benefit related to employee stock incentive plans		—			—			18,981			—			18,981

Balance at December 31, 2013		101,207		$	1,012		$	857,953		$	1,484,023		$	2,342,988

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

MEDNAX, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	280,517		$	240,907		$	217,997
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		39,966			30,816			25,292
Net change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities		3,656			995			1,083
Stock-based compensation expense		31,288			28,437			27,092
Deferred income taxes		15,920			21,344			8,063
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(37,331	)		(17,678	)		(48,993	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		212			(244	)		(3,433	)
Other assets		(3,541	)		1,153			3,932
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		49,239			16,953			21,480
Income taxes payable		5,772			(7,343	)		6,704
Payments of contingent consideration liabilities		(1,308	)		(786	)		(350	)
Long-term professional liabilities		19,797			9,941			9,843
Other liabilities		1,211			411			1,959

Net cash provided from operating activities		405,398			324,906			270,669

Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition payments, net of cash acquired		(238,045	)		(441,006	)		(154,885	)
Purchases of investments		(20,802	)		(33,120	)		(42,526	)
Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments		11,011			28,073			38,170
Purchases of property and equipment		(15,654	)		(14,495	)		(31,332	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(263,490	)		(460,548	)		(190,573	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on line of credit		911,500			517,500			512,500
Payments on line of credit		(1,028,500	)		(402,500	)		(630,000	)
Payments for amendment of line of credit		—			(2,397	)		(1,970	)
Payments of contingent consideration liabilities		(10,365	)		(9,445	)		(6,211	)
Payments on capital lease obligations		(99	)		(136	)		(463	)
Excess tax benefit from exercises of stock options and vesting of restricted and deferred stock		18,579			6,494			7,031
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		28,697			28,810			31,362
Repurchases of common stock		(51,863	)		—			—

Net cash (used in) provided from financing activities		(132,051	)		138,326			(87,751	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		9,857			2,684			(7,655	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		21,280			18,596			26,251

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	31,137		$	21,280		$	18,596

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	3,312		$	2,044		$	2,569
Income taxes	$	126,411		$	129,636		$	119,261
Non-cash financing activities:
Equipment financed through capital leases	$	—		$	—		$	751

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

MEDNAX, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. General:

The principal business activity of MEDNAX, Inc. (“MEDNAX” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries is to provide neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal and other pediatric subspecialties physician services. The Company has contracts with affiliated professional associations, corporations and partnerships (“affiliated professional contractors”), which are separate legal entities that provide physician services in certain states and Puerto Rico. The Company and its affiliated professional contractors also have contracts with hospitals and other healthcare facilities to provide physician services, which include (i) fee-for-service contracts, whereby hospitals agree, in exchange for the Company’s services, to authorize the Company and its healthcare professionals to bill and collect the charges for medical services rendered by the Company’s affiliated healthcare professionals, and (ii) administrative fee contracts, whereby the Company is assured a minimum revenue level.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Principles of Presentation

The financial statements include all the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries combined with the accounts of the affiliated professional contractors with which the Company currently has specific management arrangements. The Company’s agreements with affiliated professional contractors provide that the term of the arrangements are in most cases permanent, subject only to termination by the Company, except in the case of gross negligence, fraud or bankruptcy of the Company. The Company has the right to receive income, both as ongoing fees and as proceeds from the sale of its interest in the Company’s affiliated professional contractors, in an amount that fluctuates based on the performance of the affiliated professional contractors and the change in the fair value of the Company’s interest in the affiliated professional contractors. The Company has exclusive responsibility for the provision of all non-medical services required for the day-to-day operation and management of the Company’s affiliated professional contractors and establishes the guidelines for the employment and compensation of the physicians. In addition, the agreements provide that the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase, or to designate a person(s) to purchase, the stock of the Company’s affiliated professional contractors for a nominal amount. Separately, in its sole discretion, the Company has the right to assign its interest in the agreements. Based upon the provisions of these agreements, the Company has determined that the affiliated professional contractors are variable interest entities and that the Company is the primary beneficiary as defined in the accounting guidance for consolidation. All significant intercompany and interaffiliate accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

On December 5, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock. Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 19, 2013 received one additional share of MEDNAX common stock for each share held of record on that date. The shares were issued on December 20, 2013. In order to complete the stock split, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation were amended to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100 million to 200 million. Following the effective date of the stock split, the par value of the Company’s common stock remained at $.01 per share. As a result, share and per share amounts for all periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto reflect the effect of the two-for-one stock split.

Reclassifications have been made to certain prior period financial statements to conform with the current year presentation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

There were no new accounting pronouncements issued or effective during the year ended December 31, 2013 that had or are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions are involved in the calculation of the Company’s allowance for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles on accounts receivable, liabilities for self-insured amounts and claims incurred but not reported related to the Company’s professional liability risks, the fair value of goodwill, and liabilities for uncertain tax positions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segment Reporting

The results of the Company’s operations are aggregated into a single reportable segment for purposes of presenting financial information in accordance with the accounting guidance for segment reporting.

The following table summarizes the Company’s net patient service revenue by specialties and subspecialties (in percentages):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Neonatal and other pediatric subspecialties		52	%		56	%		60	%
Anesthesia		32	%		27	%		21	%
Maternal-fetal		11	%		12	%		13	%
Pediatric cardiology		5	%		5	%		6	%

		100	%		100	%		100	%

Revenue Recognition

Patient service revenue is recognized at the time services are provided by the Company’s affiliated physicians. Almost all of the Company’s patient service revenue is reimbursed by government-sponsored healthcare programs and third-party insurance payors. Payments for services rendered to the Company’s patients are generally less than billed charges. The Company monitors its revenue and receivables from these sources and records an estimated contractual allowance to properly account for the anticipated differences between billed and reimbursed amounts.

Accordingly, patient service revenue is presented net of an estimated provision for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles. The Company estimates allowances for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles on accounts receivable based upon historical experience and other factors, including days sales outstanding (“DSO”) for accounts receivable, evaluation of expected adjustments and delinquency rates, past adjustments and collection experience in relation to amounts billed, an aging of accounts receivable, current contract and reimbursement terms, changes in payor mix and other relevant information. Contractual adjustments result from the difference between the physician rates for services performed and the reimbursements by government-sponsored healthcare programs and insurance companies for such services.

Accounts receivable are primarily amounts due under fee-for-service contracts from third-party payors, such as insurance companies, self-insured employers and patients and government-sponsored healthcare programs geographically dispersed throughout the United States and its territories. Concentration of credit risk relating to accounts receivable is limited by the number, diversity and geographic dispersion of the business units managed by the Company, as well as by the large number of patients and payors, including the various governmental agencies in the states in which the Company provides services. Receivables from government agencies made up approximately 20% and 21% of net accounts receivable at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are defined as all highly liquid financial instruments with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of purchase. The Company’s cash equivalents typically consist of demand deposits, amounts on deposit in money market accounts, and funds invested in overnight repurchase agreements. Cash equivalent balances may, at certain times, exceed federally insured limits.

Certain cash equivalents carried by the Company are subject to the fair value provisions of the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. See “Fair Value Measurements” below.

Investments

Investments consist of municipal debt securities, federal home loan securities and certificates of deposit. Investments with remaining maturities of less than one year are classified as short-term investments. Investments classified as long-term have maturities of one year to seven years.

The Company intends and has the ability to hold its held-to-maturity securities to maturity, and therefore carries such investments at amortized cost in accordance with the provisions of the accounting guidance for investments in debt and equity securities.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at original purchase cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the underlying assets. Estimated useful lives are generally 20 years for buildings; three to 10 years for medical equipment, computer equipment, software and furniture; and the lesser of the useful life or the remaining lease term for leasehold improvements and capital leases. Upon sale or retirement of property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the respective accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in earnings.

Business Acquisitions

The Company accounts for business acquisitions as required by the provisions of the accounting guidance for business combinations such that all business combinations are required to be accounted for at fair value. The guidance requires the Company to expense certain acquisition costs as they are incurred. In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, any identifiable assets acquired and any liabilities assumed are recognized and measured at their fair values on the acquisition date. If information about facts and circumstances existing as of the acquisition date is incomplete at the end of the reporting period in which a business acquisition occurs, the Company will report provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. The measurement period ends once the Company receives sufficient information to finalize the fair values; however, the period will not exceed one year from the acquisition date. Any material adjustments recognized during the measurement period will be reflected retrospectively in the consolidated financial statements of the subsequent period.

In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company enters into agreements to pay additional cash amounts based on the achievement of certain performance measures for up to five years ending after the acquisition dates. The Company measures this contingent consideration at fair value at the acquisition date and records such contingent consideration as a liability on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet on the acquisition date. The fair value of each contingent consideration liability is remeasured at each reporting period with any change in fair value recognized as income or expense within operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 6 for more information on the Company’s business acquisitions.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company records acquired assets and liabilities at their respective fair values under the acquisition method of accounting. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired.

Intangible assets with finite lives, principally physician and hospital agreements, are recognized apart from goodwill at the time of acquisition based on the contractual-legal and separability criteria established in the accounting guidance for business combinations. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on either an accelerated basis based on the annual undiscounted economic cash flows associated with the particular intangible asset or on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over periods of one to 20 years.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at a reporting unit level on at least an annual basis in accordance with the subsequent measurement provisions of the accounting guidance for goodwill. The Company defines a reporting unit based upon its management structure for services provided in specific regions of the United States. The testing for impairment is completed using a two-step test. The first step compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is performed to determine the amount of any impairment loss. The Company uses income and market-based valuation approaches to determine the fair value of its reporting units. These approaches focus on discounted cash flows and market multiples based on the Company’s market capitalization to derive the fair value of a reporting unit. The Company also considers the economic outlook for the healthcare services industry and various other factors during the testing process, including hospital and physician contract changes, local market developments, changes in third-party payor payments, and other publicly available information. The Company completed annual impairment tests in the third quarter of each of 2013, 2012 and 2011 and determined that goodwill was not impaired in any of the three years.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company is required to evaluate long-lived assets, including intangible assets subject to amortization, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be fully recoverable. The recoverability of such assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of the assets to the future undiscounted cash flows before interest charges to be generated by the assets. If long-lived assets are impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the excess of the carrying value over the fair value. Long-lived assets held for disposal are reported at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less disposal costs. The Company does not believe there are any indicators that would require an adjustment to such assets or their estimated periods of recovery at December 31, 2013 pursuant to current accounting standards.

Common Stock Repurchases

The Company repurchases shares of its common stock as authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors. The Company treats repurchased shares of its common stock as authorized but unissued shares. The reacquisition cost of repurchased shares is recorded as a reduction in the respective components of shareholders’ equity.

Professional Liability Coverage

The Company maintains professional liability insurance policies with third-party insurers generally on a claims-made basis, subject to self-insured retention, exclusions and other restrictions. The Company’s self-insured retention under its professional liability insurance program is maintained primarily through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. The Company records an estimate of liabilities for self-insured amounts and claims incurred but not reported based on an actuarial valuation using historical loss information, claim emergence patterns and various actuarial assumptions. Liabilities for claims incurred but not reported are not discounted.

Income Taxes

The Company records deferred income taxes using the liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The guidance also requires policy disclosures regarding penalties and interest and extensive disclosures regarding increases and decreases in uncertain tax positions as a result of tax positions taken in a current or prior period, settlements with taxing authorities and any lapse of an applicable statute of limitations. Additional qualitative discussion is required for any tax position that may result in a significant increase or decrease in uncertain tax positions within a 12-month period from the Company’s reporting date.

Stock Incentive Plans

The Company grants stock-based awards consisting primarily of restricted and deferred stock to key employees under its Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the accounting guidance for stock-based compensation, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock-based awards based on grant-date fair value and allocates the resulting compensation expense over the corresponding requisite service period using the graded vesting attribution method. The Company also performs analyses to estimate forfeitures of stock-based awards as required by the accounting guidance for stock-based compensation. The Company is required to assess its forfeiture estimates on at least an annual basis and adjust the estimates as necessary based on the number of awards that ultimately vest.

Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of outstanding restricted and deferred stock and stock options calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the Company includes the assumed excess tax benefits related to the potential exercise or vesting of its stock-based awards using the difference between the average market price for the applicable period less the option price, if any, and the fair value of the stock-based award on the date of grant multiplied by the applicable tax rate.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures, the Company carries its money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents at fair value. In accordance with the three-tier fair value hierarchy under this guidance, the Company determined the fair value using quoted market prices, a Level 1 input as defined under the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s money market funds had a carrying amount of $5.3 million and $11.1 million, respectively.

The Company also carries the cash surrender value of life insurance related to its deferred compensation arrangements at fair value. The investments underlying the life insurance contracts consist primarily of exchange-traded equity securities and mutual funds with quoted prices in active markets. In accordance with the three-tier fair value hierarchy, the Company determined the fair value using the cash surrender value of the life insurance, a Level 2 input as defined under the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s cash surrender value of life insurance had a carrying amount of $17.1 million and $13.8 million, respectively.

In addition, the Company carries its contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisitions at fair value. In accordance with the three-tier fair value hierarchy, the Company determined the fair value of its contingent consideration liabilities using the income approach with assumed discount rates and payment probabilities. The income approach uses Level 3, or unobservable inputs as defined under the accounting guidance for fair value measurements. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities had a fair value of $43.0 million and $37.7 million, respectively. See Note 6 for more information regarding the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities.

The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to the short maturities of the respective instruments. The carrying values of long-term investments, line of credit and capital lease obligations approximate fair value. If the Company’s line of credit were measured at fair value, it would be categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

3. Investments:

Investments held are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Short-Term		Long-Term		Short-Term		Long-Term
Municipal debt securities	$	5,492	$	34,495	$	6,088	$	27,563
Federal home loan securities		—		22,520		—		18,569
Certificates of deposit		965		496		496		1,461

	$	6,457	$	57,511	$	6,584	$	47,593

4. Accounts Receivable and Net Patient Service Revenue:

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013			2012
Gross accounts receivable	$	997,682		$	872,962
Allowance for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles		(712,285	)		(624,896)

	$	285,397		$	248,066

Net patient service revenue consists of the following (in thousands):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Gross patient service revenue	$	6,702,484		$	5,691,790		$	4,851,500
Contractual adjustments and uncollectibles		(4,695,232	)		(3,994,924	)		(3,362,081	)
Hospital contract administrative fees		146,760			119,746			98,829

	$	2,154,012		$	1,816,612		$	1,588,248

Accounts receivable of $285.4 million and $248.1 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, consist primarily of amounts due from government-sponsored healthcare programs and third-party insurance payors for services provided by the Company’s affiliated physicians.

Net patient service revenue of $2.2 billion, $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, consists primarily of gross billed charges for services provided by the Company’s affiliated physicians less an estimated allowance for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles to properly account for the anticipated differences between gross billed charge amounts and expected reimbursement amounts.

The Company’s contractual adjustments and uncollectibles as a percentage of gross patient service revenue vary slightly each year depending on several factors, including improved managed care contracting, changes in reimbursement from state Medicaid programs and other government-sponsored programs, shifts in the percentage of patient services being reimbursed under government-sponsored programs and annual price increases.

The Company’s annual price increases typically increase contractual adjustments as a percentage of gross patient service revenue. This increase is primarily due to Medicaid and other government-sponsored health care programs that generally provide for reimbursements on a fee-schedule basis rather than on a gross charge basis. When the Company bills these programs, like other payors, on a gross-charge basis, it also increases its provision for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles by the amount of any price increase, resulting in a higher contractual adjustment percentage.

5. Property and Equipment:

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013			2012
Building	$	22,981		$	22,957
Land		6,683			6,683
Equipment and other		117,246			104,149

		146,910			133,789
Accumulated depreciation		(86,999	)		(74,051)

	$	59,911		$	59,738

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, property and equipment includes medical and other equipment held under capital leases of approximately $1.4 million and $1.4 million, and related accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Company recorded depreciation expense of approximately $15.5 million, $15.8 million and $15.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

6. Business Acquisitions:

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of 11 physician group practices for total consideration of $250.1 million, consisting of $236.7 million in cash and $13.4 million of contingent consideration. In connection with these acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $228.6 million, other intangible assets consisting primarily of physician and hospital agreements of approximately $29.6 million, and other liabilities of approximately $8.1 million. These acquisitions expand the Company’s national network of physician practices. The Company expects to improve the results of these physician practices through improved managed care contracting, improved collections, identification of growth initiatives, as well as, operating and cost savings based upon the significant infrastructure it has developed.

The contingent consideration of $13.4 million recorded during 2013 is related to agreements to pay additional amounts based on the achievement of certain performance measures for up to five years ending after the acquisition dates. The accrued contingent consideration for each acquisition was recorded at acquisition-date fair value using the income approach with assumed discount rates ranging from 2.5% to 4.0% over the applicable terms and an assumed payment probability of 100% for each of the applicable years. The range of the undiscounted amount the Company could pay under the contingent consideration agreements that were recorded with a fair value of $13.4 million is between $0 and $14.6 million. In addition, during 2013, the Company recorded an increase of $2.7 million related to the change in the fair value of a contingent consideration agreement for which the probability of the achievement of certain performance measures was initially deemed to be remote, resulting in no contingent consideration being recorded at the time of acquisition. The Company also recorded a decrease of $0.9 million related to the change in fair value of certain contingent consideration agreements for which the performance measures will not be met. The net change in fair value of contingent consideration of $1.8 million was recorded within operating expenses.

During 2013, the Company paid approximately $13.0 million for contingent consideration related to certain prior-period acquisitions, all of which was accrued as of December 31, 2012. In connection with a prior-period acquisition, the Company also recorded other assets of $0.5 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

During 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of 16 physician group practices for total consideration of $451.1 million, consisting of $436.4 million in cash and $14.7 million of contingent consideration. In connection with these acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $414.3 million, other intangible assets consisting primarily of physician and hospital agreements of approximately $48.2 million, fixed assets of approximately $0.6 million and other liabilities of approximately $12.0 million.

Certain purchase agreements for the Company’s practice acquisitions contain contingent consideration provisions based on volume and other performance measures over a three- to five-year period. Potential payments under these provisions are not contingent upon the future employment of the sellers. Under all contingent consideration provisions, payments of up to $45.4 million may be due through 2018, of which $43.0 million is accrued as of December 31, 2013 with the remainder representing accretion that will be recorded through the respective dates of payment.

The results of operations of the practices acquired in 2013 and 2012 have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements from the dates of acquisition. The following unaudited pro forma information combines the consolidated results of operations of the Company on a GAAP basis and the acquisitions completed during 2013 and 2012, including adjustments for pro forma amortization and interest expense, as if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2012 and January 1, 2011, respectively (in thousands, except per share data):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
Net patient service revenue	$	2,235,170		$	2,165,561
Net income (1)		287,918			272,657
Net income per share (2):
Basic	$	2.90		$	2.80
Diluted	$	2.85		$	2.74
Weighted average shares (2):
Basic		99,112			97,386
Diluted		100,969			99,382
Effective tax rate (1):		37.44	%		37.94	%

(1)	The comparison of net income is affected by the change in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate was 37.44% for the year ended December 31, 2013 as compared to 37.94% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

(2)

The comparison of net income per share is affected by the changes in the number of weighted average shares outstanding in each period. The basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2013 were 99.1 million and 101.0 million, respectively, as compared to 97.4 million and 99.4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The pro forma results do not necessarily represent results which would have occurred if the acquisitions had taken place at the beginning of the periods indicated, nor are they indicative of the results of future combined operations.

7. Goodwill and Other Assets:

Goodwill was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill of approximately $228.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2013 is

primarily related to the Company’s 2013 acquisitions. The Company expects that approximately $111.0 million of the $228.1 million of goodwill recorded during the year ended December 31, 2013 will be deductible for tax purposes. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2012 of approximately $418.9 million related to the 2012 acquisitions and contingent consideration payments made in 2012 related to acquisitions completed prior to January 1, 2009.

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013		2012
Other intangible assets, net	$	103,639	$	98,503
Other assets		25,799		19,787

	$	129,438	$	118,290

At December 31, 2013, other intangible assets consisted of amortizable hospital and other contracts and physician and hospital agreements with gross carrying amounts of approximately $174.4 million, less accumulated amortization of approximately $70.8 million. At December 31, 2012, other intangible assets consisted of amortizable hospital and other contracts and physician and hospital agreements with gross carrying amounts of approximately $144.8 million, less accumulated amortization of approximately $46.3 million.

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $24.5 million, $15.0 million and $10.3 million, respectively. Amortization expense on other intangible assets for the years 2014 through 2018 is expected to be approximately $25.4 million, $20.8 million, $15.5 million, $9.5 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The remaining weighted average amortization period of other intangible assets is 1.6 years. The calculation of the weighted average amortization period includes amortization expense related to years beyond 2018 of approximately $23.8 million.

Other assets of $25.8 million and $19.8 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, consist primarily of the cash surrender value of life insurance related to the Company’s deferred compensation arrangements and other long-term assets.

8. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013		2012
Accounts payable	$	18,605	$	13,812
Accrued salaries and bonuses		189,439		160,495
Accrued payroll taxes and benefits		43,403		36,176
Accrued professional liability risks		19,324		17,466
Accrued contingent consideration		19,833		16,109
Other accrued expenses		18,150		11,603

	$	308,754	$	255,661

The net increase in accrued salaries and bonuses of $28.9 million, from $160.5 million at December 31, 2012 to $189.4 million at December 31, 2013, is primarily due to performance-based incentive compensation, principally to the Company’s physicians, accrued during the year ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by the payment of performance-based incentive compensation during the first quarter of 2013. A majority of the Company’s payments for performance-based incentive compensation is paid annually in the first quarter.

9. Accrued Professional Liability:

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s total accrued professional liability of $158.7 million and $137.0 million, respectively, includes incurred but not reported loss reserves of $110.3 million and $90.6 million, respectively, and loss reserves for reported claims associated with self-insured retention amounts through the Company’s wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary of $48.4 million and $46.4 million, respectively.

The activity related to the Company’s total accrued professional liability for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	137,036		$	122,847		$	111,662
Provision (adjustment) for losses related to:
Current year		41,235			35,441			33,031
Prior years		(8,100	)		(8,119	)		(10,099	)

Total provision for losses		33,135			27,322			22,932
Claim payments related to:
Current year		(741	)		(569	)		(221	)
Prior years		(10,739	)		(12,564	)		(11,526	)

Total payments		(11,480	)		(13,133	)		(11,747	)

Balance at end of year	$	158,691		$	137,036		$	122,847

The net increases in the Company’s total accrued professional liability for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, are primarily attributable to increases in the current year provision for losses as a result of the increase in the number of physicians insured due to acquisitions and internal growth, offset by claim payments and adjustments to the provision for losses related to prior years resulting from favorable trends in the Company’s claims experience.

10. Line of Credit and Capital Lease Obligations:

The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement (the “Line of Credit”), which is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliated professional contractors, includes (1) a $75 million sub-facility for the issuance of letters of credit and (2) a $37.5 million sub-facility for swingline loans. The Line of Credit may be increased up to $1.0 billion, subject to the satisfaction of specified conditions. At the Company’s option, borrowings under the Line of Credit (other than swingline loans) bear interest at (1) the alternate base rate (defined as the highest of (i) the Wells Fargo Bank, National Association prime rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.000% and (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.000%) or (2) the LIBOR rate, as defined in the Line of Credit, plus, an applicable margin rate ranging from 0.125% to 0.750% for alternate base rate borrowings and 1.125% to 1.750% for LIBOR rate borrowings, in each case based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Swingline loans bear interest at the alternate base rate plus the applicable margin rate. The Company is subject to certain covenants and restrictions specified in the Line of Credit, including covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and not to exceed a specified consolidated leverage ratio, to comply with laws, and restrict the Company from paying dividends and making certain other distributions, as specified therein. Failure to comply with these covenants would constitute an event of default under the Line of Credit, notwithstanding the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations. The Line of Credit includes various customary remedies for the lenders following an event of default. At December 31, 2013, the Company believes it was in compliance, in all material respects, with the financial covenants and other restrictions applicable under the Line of Credit.

The Company had $27.0 million in outstanding principal balance under the Line of Credit at December 31, 2013. The Company has outstanding letters of credit associated with its professional liability insurance program

which reduced the amount available under the Line of Credit by $5.3 million at December 31, 2013. The weighted average interest rate on the letters of credit was 0.9% at December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013, the Company had an available balance on the Line of Credit of $767.7 million.

The Company’s capital lease obligations consist of the following (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013			2012
Capital lease obligations	$	235		$	334
Less: Current portion		(92	)		(101	)

Long-term portion	$	143		$	233

The amounts due under the terms of the Company’s capital lease obligations at December 31, 2013 are $0.1 million in 2014 and $0.1 million in 2015.

11. Income Taxes:

The components of the income tax provision are as follows (in thousands):


	December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Federal:
Current	$	134,938	$	111,940	$	113,290
Deferred		14,784		19,814		7,486

		149,722		131,754		120,776

State:
Current		17,037		13,980		13,895
Deferred		1,136		1,530		577

		18,173		15,510		14,472

Total	$	167,895	$	147,264	$	135,248

The Company files its tax return on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries. The remaining affiliated professional contractors file tax returns on an individual basis.

The effective tax rate was 37.44%, 37.94% and 38.29% for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The differences between the effective rate and the United States federal income tax statutory rate are as follows:


	December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Tax at statutory rate		35.00	%		35.00	%		35.00	%
State income tax, net of federal benefit		2.63			2.60			2.66
Non-deductible expenses		0.27			0.36			0.32
Change in accrual estimates relating to uncertain tax positions		(0.48	)		(0.15	)		0.44
Other, net		0.02			0.13			(0.13	)

Income tax provision		37.44	%		37.94	%		38.29	%

The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):


	December 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Total			Current			Non- Current			Total			Current			Non- Current
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$	42,425		$	42,425		$	—		$	44,232		$	44,232		$	—
Reserves and accruals		52,519			49,128			3,391			43,345			39,942			3,403
Stock-based compensation		16,457			10,914			5,543			18,444			11,856			6,588
Net operating loss carryforward		6,385			6,385			—			5,624			5,624			—
Property and equipment		1,310			—			1,310			802			—			802
Other		446			446			—			509			509			—

Total deferred tax assets		119,542			109,298			10,244			112,956			102,163			10,793

Amortization		(162,399	)		—			(162,399	)		(136,670	)		—			(136,670	)
Accrual to cash adjustment		(37,818	)		(37,818	)		—			(33,129	)		(33,129	)		—

Total deferred tax liabilities		(200,217	)		(37,818	)		(162,399	)		(169,799	)		(33,129	)		(136,670	)

Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$	(80,675	)	$	71,480		$	(152,155	)	$	(56,843	)	$	69,034		$	(125,877	)

The income tax benefit related to the exercise of stock options, the vesting of restricted and deferred stock and the purchase of shares under the Company’s non-qualified employee stock purchase plan in excess of amounts recorded as equity compensation expense reduces taxes currently payable and is credited to additional paid-in capital. Such amounts totaled approximately $19.0 million, $6.2 million, and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Company has net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state tax purposes totaling approximately $16.9 million, $14.9 million, and $9.4 million at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, expiring at various times commencing in 2019. The changes in net operating loss carryforwards in 2013 and 2012 are primarily due to timing differences related to the recognition of income for tax purposes associated with physician practice acquisitions.

As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions, excluding accrued interest and penalties, was $14.9 million, $13.1 million and $16.2 million, respectively. The Company had approximately $14.5 million of uncertain tax positions that, if recognized, would favorably impact its effective tax rate at December 31, 2013.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	13,072		$	16,165		$	22,290
Increases related to prior year tax positions		338			102			44
Decreases related to prior year tax positions		(38	)		—			—
Increases related to current year tax positions		2,955			2,478			2,541
Decreases related to current year tax positions		—			(3,671	)		(7,203	)
Settlements		—			—			13
Decreases related to lapse of statutes of limitations		(1,425	)		(2,002	)		(1,520	)

Balance at end of year	$	14,902		$	13,072		$	16,165

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company increased its liability for uncertain tax positions by a total of $1.8 million, primarily related to additional taxes on current year positions, partially offset by decreases

due to the expiration of statutes of limitation. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company decreased its liability for uncertain tax positions by a total of $3.1 million, which was primarily related to reclassifications of certain temporary differences to deferred taxes payable.

The Company includes interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities in income tax expense. The Company recognized a decrease of $0.6 million related to interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s accrued liability for interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities totaled $8.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s total liability for uncertain tax positions of $23.3 million and $22.1 million, respectively, is included in other liabilities as presented in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company anticipates that its liability for uncertain tax positions will be increased by approximately $3.8 million for additional taxes and decreased by approximately $1.5 million related to the expiration of certain statutes of limitation over the next 12 months.

The Company is currently subject to U.S. Federal and various state income tax examinations for the tax years 2004 through 2012.

12. Common and Common Equivalent Shares:

The calculation of shares used in the basic and diluted net income per share calculation for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		99,112		97,386		95,412
Weighted average number of dilutive common share equivalents		1,857		1,996		2,180

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding		100,969		99,382		97,592

Antidilutive securities not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation		35		58		90

13. Stock Incentive Plans and Stock Purchase Plan:

The Company’s Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan”) provides for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, and other stock-related awards and performance awards that may be settled in cash, stock or other property. As provided in the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, no additional grants can be made from the Company’s prior incentive plans, except that new awards will be permitted under the 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2004 Incentive Plan”) to the extent that shares previously granted under the 2004 Incentive Plan are forfeited, expire or terminate. Collectively, the Company’s prior incentive plans and the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan are referred to as the Stock Incentive Plans.

Under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, options to purchase shares of common stock may be granted at a price not less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. The options must be exercised within 10 years from the date of grant and generally become exercisable on a pro rata basis over a

three-year period from the date of grant. The Company issues new shares of its common stock upon exercise of its stock options. Restricted stock awards generally vest over periods of three years upon the fulfillment of specified service-based conditions and in certain instances performance-based conditions. Deferred stock awards vest on a cliff basis over a term of five years upon the fulfillment of specified service-based and performance-based conditions or upon the satisfaction of specified performance-based conditions through December 31, 2018. The Company recognizes compensation expense related to its restricted stock and deferred stock awards ratably over the corresponding vesting periods. At December 31, 2013, the Company had approximately 7.3 million shares available for future grants and awards under its Stock Incentive Plans.

Under the Company’s 1996 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Non-Qualified Plan”), employees are permitted to purchase the Company’s common stock at 85% of market value on January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st of each year. In accordance with the provisions of the accounting guidance for stock-based compensation, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for the 15% discount received by participating employees. During the year ended December 31, 2013, approximately 250,000 shares were issued under the Non-Qualified Plan. At December 31, 2013, the Company had approximately 595,000 shares reserved for issuance under the Non-Qualified Plan.

The Company recognized approximately $31.3 million, $28.4 million and $27.1 million of stock-based compensation expense related to its Stock Incentive Plans and the Non Qualified Plan during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The activity related to the Company’s restricted and deferred stock awards and the corresponding weighted average grant-date fair values for the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:


	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
Non-vested shares at January 1, 2013		1,961,796		$	30.97
Awarded		634,882		$	46.48
Forfeited		(27,666	)	$	35.37
Vested		(1,049,036	)	$	31.77

Non-vested shares at December 31, 2013		1,519,976		$	37.78

The aggregate fair value of the restricted and deferred stock that vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $33.3 million, $23.0 million and $19.0 million, respectively.

The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted and deferred stock awards that were granted during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $46.48, $30.06 and $35.50, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, the total stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested restricted and deferred stock remaining to be recognized as compensation expense over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.4 years was $26.3 million.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Model to estimate the fair value of each stock option on the date of grant. The Company did not grant any stock options during 2013 or 2012. The activity and certain other information related to the Company’s outstanding stock option awards for the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:


	Number of Stock Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2013		3,039,288		$	23.51
Exercised		(1,073,118	)	$	17.58			$	35.4

Outstanding at December 31, 2013		1,966,170		$	26.74		4.0	$	52.4

Exercisable at December 31, 2013		1,941,330		$	26.62		4.0	$	51.9

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $35.4 million, $18.1 million and $14.1 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, the total stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested stock options remaining to be recognized as compensation expense over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.3 years was $33,000.

The net excess tax benefit recognized in additional paid-in capital related primarily to stock options, restricted stock and deferred stock for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $19.0 million, $6.2 million and $7.1 million, respectively. The cash proceeds received from the exercise of stock options for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $18.9 million, $20.8 million and $24.5 million, respectively.

14. Common Stock Repurchase Programs:

In July 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock up to an amount sufficient to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares under the Stock Incentive Plans and Non-Qualified Plan. The share repurchase program allows the Company to make open market purchases from time-to-time based on general economic and market conditions and trading restrictions. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of its common stock for approximately $51.9 million. The repurchase program was also expanded to allow for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock to offset the dilutive impact from the issuance of shares, if any, related to the Company’s acquisition program.

15. Retirement Plans:

The Company maintains three qualified contributory savings plans as allowed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 1165(e) of the Puerto Rico Income Tax Act of 1954 (the “401(k) Plans”). The 401(k) Plans permit participant contributions and allow elective and, in certain situations, non-elective Company contributions based on each participant’s contribution or a specified percentage of eligible wages. Participants may defer a percentage of their annual compensation subject to the limits defined in the 401(k) Plans. The Company recorded an expense of $29.8 million, $24.8 million and $20.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, primarily related to the 401(k) Plans.

16. Commitments and Contingencies:

The Company expects that audits, inquiries and investigations from government authorities and agencies will occur in the ordinary course of business. Such audits, inquiries and investigations and their ultimate

resolutions, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of its common stock. The Company has not included an accrual for these matters as of December 31, 2013 in its Consolidated Financial Statements, as the variables affecting any potential eventual liability depend on the currently unknown facts and circumstances that arise out of, and are specific to, any particular future audit, inquiry and investigation and cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company becomes involved in pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, most of which involve claims of medical malpractice related to medical services provided by the Company’s affiliated physicians. The Company’s contracts with hospitals generally require the Company to indemnify them and their affiliates for losses resulting from the negligence of the Company’s affiliated physicians. The Company may also become subject to other lawsuits which could involve large claims and significant defense costs. The Company believes, based upon a review of pending actions and proceedings, that the outcome of such legal actions and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations. The outcome of such actions and proceedings, however, cannot be predicted with certainty and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of them could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of its common stock.

Although the Company currently maintains liability insurance coverage intended to cover professional liability and certain other claims, the Company cannot assure that its insurance coverage will be adequate to cover liabilities arising out of claims asserted against it in the future where the outcomes of such claims are unfavorable. With respect to professional liability risk, the Company generally self-insures a portion of this risk through its wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. Liabilities in excess of the Company’s insurance coverage, including coverage for professional liability and certain other claims, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Professional and General Liability Coverage” in Item 1 of this Form 10-K.

The Company leases space for its regional and medical offices, storage space and temporary housing of medical staff. The Company also leases an aircraft. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was approximately $26.4 million, $23.9 million, and $20.8 million, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):


2014	$	24,521
2015		18,989
2016		14,098
2017		9,843
2018		6,198
Thereafter		9,398

	$	83,047

17. Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited):

The following tables set forth a summary of the Company’s selected quarterly financial information for each of the four quarters ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except for per share data):


	2013 Quarters
	First			Second			Third			Fourth
Net patient service revenue	$	502,715		$	529,180		$	554,730		$	567,387

Operating expenses:
Practice salaries and benefits		329,201			331,922			346,879			353,316
Practice supplies and other operating expenses		19,500			19,416			19,445			24,027
General and administrative expenses		53,318			54,601			54,654			55,636
Depreciation and amortization		9,144			9,870			10,461			10,491

Total operating expenses		411,163			415,809			431,439			443,470

Income from operations		91,552			113,371			123,291			123,917

Investment income		402			396			372			526
Interest expense		(1,189	)		(1,673	)		(1,507	)		(1,046	)

Income before income taxes		90,765			112,094			122,156			123,397

Income tax provision		35,398			42,876			45,198			44,423

Net income	$	55,367		$	69,218		$	76,958		$	78,974

Per common and common equivalent share data (1):
Net income:
Basic	$	0.56		$	0.70		$	0.77		$	0.79

Diluted	$	0.55		$	0.68		$	0.76		$	0.78

Weighted average shares:
Basic		98,618			99,116			99,506			99,469

Diluted		100,784			101,098			101,178			101,080

(1)	Basic and diluted per share amounts are computed for each of the periods presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not agree with the full year amount.


	2012 Quarters
	First			Second			Third			Fourth
Net patient service revenue	$	422,616		$	449,530		$	473,134		$	471,332

Operating expenses:
Practice salaries and benefits		272,261			275,951			292,030			290,671
Practice supplies and other operating expenses		16,985			17,956			17,606			19,276
General and administrative expenses		46,869			48,200			48,200			50,271
Depreciation and amortization		7,113			7,687			7,925			8,091

Total operating expenses		343,228			349,794			365,761			368,309

Income from operations		79,388			99,736			107,373			103,023

Investment income		428			365			422			681
Interest expense		(554	)		(848	)		(624	)		(1,219	)

Income before income taxes		79,262			99,253			107,171			102,485

Income tax provision		30,912			38,709			41,261			36,382

Net income	$	48,350		$	60,544		$	65,910		$	66,103

Per common and common equivalent share data (1):
Net income:
Basic	$	0.50		$	0.62		$	0.67		$	0.67

Diluted	$	0.49		$	0.61		$	0.66		$	0.66

Weighted average shares:
Basic		96,538			97,086			97,876			98,226

Diluted		98,798			99,090			99,618			100,212

(1)	Basic and diluted per share amounts are computed for each of the periods presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not agree with the full year amount.

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements prepared for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this report. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992).” Based on our assessment we concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

The Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013 as stated in their report which appears on page 54 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART III

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2013, with respect to shares of our common stock that may be issued under existing equity compensation plans, including our Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2008 Incentive Plan”), our 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (“2004 Incentive Plan”), our Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “Option Plan”), and our 1996 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (the “Stock Purchase Plan”).


Plan Category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights			Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
	(a)			(b)		(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders		1,966,170	(1)	$	26.74		7,888,046	(2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders		N/A			N/A		N/A

Total		1,966,170		$	26.74		7,888,046

(1)	Represents 1,062,836 shares issuable under the 2008 Incentive Plan, 862,668 shares issuable under the 2004 Incentive Plan and 40,666 shares issuable under the Option Plan.

(2)	Under the 2008 Incentive Plan, the 2004 Incentive Plan and the Stock Purchase Plan, 7,293,324, 18 and 594,704 shares, respectively, remain available for future issuance.

The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after our fiscal year end.

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

PART IV

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

(a)(1) Financial Statements

The information required by this Item is included in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

The following financial statement schedule for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, is included in this Form 10-K as set forth below (in thousands).

MEDNAX, INC.

Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts


	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Allowance for contractual adjustments and uncollectibles:
Balance at beginning of year	$	624,896		$	576,030		$	421,977
Amount charged against operating revenue		4,695,232			3,994,924			3,362,081
Accounts receivable contractual adjustments and write-offs (net of recoveries)		(4,607,843	)		(3,946,058	)		(3,208,028	)

Balance at end of year	$	712,285		$	624,896		$	576,030

All other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information is included elsewhere herein.

(a)(3) Exhibits

See Item 15(b) of this Form 10-K.

(b) Exhibits



2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 29, 2008, between MEDNAX, Inc., Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and PMG Merger Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).

3.1+		Composite Articles of Incorporation of MEDNAX, Inc.

3.2		Amended and Restated By-laws of MEDNAX, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).

10.1		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2012, among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administration Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, and Fifth Third Bank, as Documentation Agent, the Lenders party thereto and MEDNAX, Inc. and certain of its domestic subsidiaries named as Guarantors therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 26, 2012).

10.2		Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of Pediatrix dated as of June 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Pediatrix’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003).*



10.3		First Amendment, dated December 29, 2008, to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).*

10.4		1996 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan of MEDNAX, Inc., as amended and restated, dated January 1, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).*

10.5		Executive Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan of Pediatrix, dated October 13, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to Pediatrix’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1998).*

10.6		Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan of Pediatrix (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Pediatrix’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-101222)).*

10.7		Pediatrix Medical Group of Puerto Rico Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Pediatrix’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 dated December 9, 2004).*

10.8		Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Pediatrix’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A dated as of April 9, 2004).*

10.9		Second Amendment, dated December 29, 2008, to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).*

10.10		MEDNAX, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to MEDNAX’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2012).*

10.11		Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Form of Stock Option Agreement for Stock Options Awarded Under the Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2005).*

10.12		Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Incentive Stock Options Awarded Under the 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2005).*

10.13		Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Qualified Stock Options Awarded Under the 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2005).*

10.14		Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Restricted Stock Awarded Under the 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 23, 2005).*

10.15		MEDNAX, Inc. Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Qualified Stock Options Awarded Under the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).*

10.16		MEDNAX, Inc. Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Restricted Stock Awarded Under the 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).*

10.17		Employment Agreement, dated August 7, 2011, by and between MEDNAX Services, inc. and Roger J. Medel, M.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 10, 2011.)*

10.18		Employment Agreement, dated August 20, 2008, by and between Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and Joseph M. Calabro (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2008).*



10.19		Amendment Agreement, dated December 29, 2008, between MEDNAX, Inc., Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and Joseph M. Calabro (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).*

10.20		Employment Agreement, dated August 20, 2008, by and between Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and Karl B. Wagner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2008).*

10.21		Amendment Agreement, dated December 29, 2008, between MEDNAX, Inc., Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and Karl B. Wagner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2009).*

10.22		Second Amendment Agreement, dated February 24, 2010, by and among Mednax, Inc., Mednax Services, Inc., American Anesthesiology, Inc. and Karl B. Wagner (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009).*

10.23		Employment Agreement, dated February 24, 2010, by and between MEDNAX Services, Inc. and Vivian Lopez-Blanco (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009).*

10.24		Employment Agreement, dated February 13, 2012, by and between Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. and Michael Stanley, M.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012).*

10.25		Restricted Shares Units Agreement for Roger J. Medel, M.D. dated August 7, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to MEDNAX’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 10, 2011.)*

10.26		Restricted Shares Units Agreement for Roger J. Medel, M.D. dated August 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2008).*

10.27		Restricted Shares Units Agreement for Roger J. Medel, M.D. dated August 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Pediatrix’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2008).*

10.28		Form of Indemnification Agreement between Pediatrix and each of its directors and executive officers. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Pediatrix’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003).*

10.29		Form of Exclusive Management and Administrative Services Agreement with affiliated professional contractors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to MEDNAX’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).

21.1+		Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1+		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

31.1+		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2+		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32+		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS+		XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH+		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.



101.CAL+		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF+		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB+		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE+		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

*	Management contracts or compensation plans, contracts or arrangements.

+	Filed herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature	Title	Date

/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D. Roger J. Medel, M.D.	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	February 11, 2014

/s/ Vivian Lopez-Blanco Vivian Lopez-Blanco	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)	February 11, 2014

/s/ Cesar L. Alvarez Cesar L. Alvarez	Director and Chairman of the Board	February 11, 2014

/s/ Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D. Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D.	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Michael B. Fernandez Michael B. Fernandez	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Roger K. Freeman, M.D. Roger K. Freeman, M.D.	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Paul G. Gabos Paul G. Gabos	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D.	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Manuel Kadre Manuel Kadre	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D. Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D.	Director	February 11, 2014

/s/ Enrique J. Sosa, Ph.D. Enrique J. Sosa, Ph.D.	Director	February 11, 2014

EXHIBIT 3.1

THIS COMPOSITE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF MEDNAX, INC. (THE “CORPORATION”) REFLECTS THE PROVISIONS OF THE CORPORATION’S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AS AMENDED AND RESTATED ON DECEMBER 29, 2008, AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED WITH THE FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE THEREAFTER ON OR PRIOR TO DECEMBER 16, 2013, BUT IS NOT AN AMENDMENT AND/OR RESTATEMENT THEREOF.

COMPOSITE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

MEDNAX, INC.

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is Mednax, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The Corporation’s mailing address and the address of the Corporation’s principal office is 1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323.

ARTICLE III

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE IV

The Corporation may engage any or all lawful activities or business permitted by a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida.

ARTICLE V

These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida.

ARTICLE VI

The aggregate number of shares of all classes of capital stock which this Corporation shall have authority to issue is 201,000,000, consisting of (i) 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). Effective automatically as of 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on December 19, 2013, each issued and outstanding share of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, shall be divided into two (2) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock reflecting a two (2) for one (1) stock split.

The designations and the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock of the Corporation are as follows:

Provisions Relating to the Preferred Stock .

1. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series, the shares of each class or series to have such designations and powers, preferences and rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as are stated and expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series adopted by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) as hereinafter prescribed.

2. Authority is hereby expressly granted to and vested in the Board to authorize the issuance of the Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more classes or series, to determine and take necessary proceedings fully to effect the issuance and redemption of any such Preferred Stock, and, with respect to each class or series of the Preferred Stock, to fix and state by the resolution or resolutions from time to time adopted providing for the issuance thereof the following:

(a) whether or not the class or series is to have voting rights, full or limited, or is to be without voting rights;

(b) the number of shares to constitute the class or series and the designations thereof;

(c) the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to any class or series;

(d) whether or not the shares of any class or series shall be redeemable and if redeemable the redemption price or prices, and the time or times at which and the terms and conditions upon which such shares shall be redeemable and the manner of redemption;

(e) whether or not the shares of a class or series shall be subject to the operation of retirement or sinking funds to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares for retirement, and if such retirement or sinking fund or funds be established, the annual amount thereof and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;

(f) the dividend rate, whether dividends are payable in cash, stock of the Corporation, or other property, the conditions upon which and the times when such dividends are payable, the preference to or the relation to the payment of the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of stock, whether or not such dividend shall be cumulative or noncumulative, and if cumulative, the date or dates from which such dividends shall accumulate;

(g) the preferences, if any, and the amounts thereof which the holders of any class or series thereof shall be entitled to receive upon the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation;

(h) whether or not the shares of any class or series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, the shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation and the conversion price or prices or ratio or ratios or the rate or rates at which such conversion or exchange may be made, with

such adjustments, if any, as shall be stated and expressed or provided for in such resolution or resolutions; and

(i) such other special rights and protective provisions with respect to any class or series as the Board may deem advisable.

The shares of each class or series of the Preferred Stock may vary from the shares of any other series thereof in any or all of the foregoing respects. The Board may increase the number of shares of the Preferred Stock designated for any existing class or series by a resolution adding to such class or series authorized and unissued shares of the Preferred Stock not designated for any other class or series. The Board may decrease the number of shares of the Preferred Stock designated for any existing class or series by a resolution, subtracting from such series unissued shares of the Preferred Stock designated for such class or series, and the shares so subtracted shall become authorized, unissued and undesignated shares of the Preferred Stock.

Provisions Relating to the Common Stock .

1. Except as otherwise required by law or as may be provided by the resolutions of the Board authorizing the issuance of any class or series of Preferred Stock, as hereinabove provided, all rights to vote and all voting power shall be vested exclusively in the holders of the Common Stock.

2. Subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends payable in case, stock or otherwise.

3. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, and after the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full the amounts to which they shall be entitled (if any) or a sum sufficient for such payment in full shall have been set aside, the remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of the Common Stock in accordance with their respective rights and interests to the exclusion of the holders of the Preferred Stock.

General Provisions .

1. Except as may be provided by the resolutions of the Board authorizing the issuance of any class or series of Preferred Stock, as hereinabove provided, cumulative voting by any shareholder is hereby expressly denied.

2. No shareholder of the Corporation shall have, by reason of its holding shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation, any preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe for any other shares of any class or series of the Corporation now or hereafter to be authorized, and any other equity securities, or any notes, debentures, warrants, bonds, or other securities convertible into or carrying options or warrants to purchase shares of any class, now or hereafter to be authorized, whether or not the issuance of any such shares, or such notes, debentures, bonds or other securities, would adversely affect the dividend, voting or other rights of such shareholder.

ARTICLE VII

A. Number and Term of Directors . The Corporation’s Board shall consist of at least one director, with the exact number to be fixed from time to time in the manner provided in the Corporation’s Bylaws. No decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director.

B. Director Vacancies; Removal . Whenever any vacancy on the Board shall occur due to death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal, increase in the number of directors, or otherwise, only a majority of directors in office, although less than a quorum of the entire Board, may fill the vacancy or vacancies for the balance of the unexpired term of terms, at which time a successor or successors shall be duly elected by the shareholders and qualified. Shareholders shall not, and shall have no power to, fill any vacancy on the Board. Shareholders may remove a director from office prior to the expiration of his or her term, but only for “cause” by an affirmative vote or two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors.

C. Shareholder Nominations of Director Candidates . Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation. Nominations of persons for election to the Board at an annual or special meeting of shareholders may be made by or at the direction of the Board by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board or by any shareholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the procedures set forth in this paragraph C; provided , however , that nominations of persons for election to the Board at a special meeting may be made only if the election of directors is one of the purposes described in the special meeting notice required by Section 607.0705 of the Florida Business Corporation Act. Nominations of persons for election at annual meetings, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the Board, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than One Hundred Twenty (120) days nor more than One Hundred Eighty (180) days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Company’s notice of annual meeting provided with respect to the previous year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed to be more than 30 calendar days earlier than the date contemplated by the previous year’s proxy statement, such notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 ^th ) day following the date on which notice of the date of the annual meeting is given to shareholders or made public, whichever first occurs. Such shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director at the annual meeting, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the proposed nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the proposed nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are

beneficially owned by the proposed nominee, and (iv) any other information relating to the proposed nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to Rule 14a under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice of nominees for election at the annual meeting, (i) the name and record address of the shareholder, and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the shareholder. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee for election at an annual or special meeting of shareholders to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph C, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

D. Amendments . Notwithstanding anything contained in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to the contrary, this Article VI shall not be altered, amended or repealed except by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of all capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors.

ARTICLE VIII

The Corporation shall indemnify and may advance expenses to its officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law in existence either now or hereafter.

ARTICLE IX

A. Call of Special Shareholders Meeting . Except as otherwise required by law, the Corporation shall not be required to hold a special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation unless (in addition to any other requirements of law) (i) the holders of not less than fifty (50) percent of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held; or (ii) the meeting is called by the Board pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the special meeting notice required by Section 607.0705 of the Florida Business Corporation Act may be conducted at a special shareholders’ meeting.

B. Advance Notice of Shareholder-Proposed Business for Annual Meeting . At an annual meeting of the shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not less than One Hundred Twenty (120) days nor more than One Hundred Eighty (180) days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Company’s notice of annual meeting provided with respect to the previous year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed to be more than 30 calendar

days earlier than the date contemplated by the previous year’s proxy statement, such notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 ^th ) day following the date on which notice of the date of the annual meeting is given to shareholders or made public, whichever first occurs. Such shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of the shareholder proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the shareholder, and (iv) any material interest of the shareholder in such business. The Chairman of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph B, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

C. Amendments . Notwithstanding anything contained in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to the contrary, this Article IX shall not be altered, amended or repealed except by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of all capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors.

ARTICLE X

The name and address of the registered agent is:

Corporate Creations Network Inc.

11380 Prosperity Farms Road, #221E

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

DESIGNATING

SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

MEDNAX, INC.

(Pursuant to Section 607.0602 of the

Florida Business Corporation Act)

Pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors (hereinafter called the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of Mednax, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the Florida Business Corporation Act (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”), and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, preferences, and limitations thereof as follows:

Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock:

Section 1. Designation and Amount . The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be fifty thousand (50,000). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 2. Dividends and Distributions .

(A) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 2,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 2,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend

payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.

Section 3. Voting Rights . The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:

(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 2,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Articles of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.

Section 4. Certain Restrictions .

(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

(i)

declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii)

declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;

(iii)

redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or

(iv)

redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.

(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.

Section 5. Reacquired Shares . Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in any other Articles of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $1.00 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, and further provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 2,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total

amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 2,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.

Section 8. No Redemption . The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.

Section 9. Rank . The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock.

Section 10. Amendment . The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class. At any time when there are no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, the number, designation, preferences and rights of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth in these Articles of Designations may be amended by the Board of Directors in the manner provided in Section 607.0602 and as otherwise permitted under the Florida Business Corporation Act.

Section 11. Fractional Shares . The holder of any fractional share of Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the proportional rights of a holder of a share of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent of the fractional amount issued. For example, a holder of one two-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock would have one two-thousandth of the rights of a holder of one share of the Series A Preferred Stock (e.g., the holder of one two-thousandth of a share would have one vote on matters subject to a vote of holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, as compared to a whole share which has 2,000 votes).

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries

Name of Subsidiary

State of
Incorporation

Line of
Business

Number of Omitted
Subsidiaries Operating

in the
United
States

in
Foreign
Countries

Mednax Services, Inc.

Florida

Physician
Services

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

Florida

Physician
Services

American Anesthesiology, Inc.

Florida

Physician
Services

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-192005) and Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-181667, 333-153397, 333-151272, 333-121125, 333-101225, and 333-85366) of MEDNAX, Inc. and its subsidiaries of our report dated February 11, 2014 relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

February 11, 2014

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Roger J. Medel, M.D., certify that:

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MEDNAX, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 11, 2014


By:		/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Vivian Lopez-Blanco, certify that:

I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of MEDNAX, Inc.;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 11, 2014


By:		/s/ Vivian Lopez-Blanco
Vivian Lopez-Blanco
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350

(Adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the Annual Report of MEDNAX, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Report”), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that (i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of MEDNAX, Inc.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to MEDNAX, Inc. and will be retained by MEDNAX, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

February 11, 2014


By:		/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

By:		/s/ Vivian Lopez-Blanco
Vivian Lopez-Blanco
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)