News Release

Appoints Stephen M. Deitsch as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

DENVER, April 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioScrip, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOS) ("BioScrip" or the "Company"), a leading national provider of infusion and home care management solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen M. Deitsch to the positions of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective April 24, 2017.  Mr. Deitsch succeeds Jeffrey Kreger, who stepped down from his roles as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Mr. Kreger will be working with the Company to ensure a smooth transition.

Mr. Deitsch joins BioScrip with extensive strategic and operational financial leadership experience, including over twelve years in the healthcare industry at Zimmer Biomet, Biomet (which merged with Zimmer Holdings in 2015) and Lanx (which Biomet acquired in October 2013). Mr. Deitsch served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Zimmer Biomet Spine, Bone Healing, and Microfixation business and as Vice President Finance, Biomet Corporate Controller. Mr. Deitsch was the Chief Financial Officer of Lanx from September 2009 until it was acquired by Biomet. From 2002 to 2009, Mr. Deitsch also served in various senior financial leadership roles at Zimmer Holdings, Inc., including Vice President Finance, Reconstructive and Operations, and Vice President Finance, Europe. Most recently, since August of 2015, Mr. Deitsch has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Coalfire, Inc., a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, and a high growth leader in cyber risk advisory services. 

“On behalf of our board and management team, I am excited to welcome Steve to BioScrip,” said Daniel E. Greenleaf, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Steve has strong financial and operational experience with both public and privately held healthcare companies, and a proven track record of driving profitable growth, achieving targeted metrics, and motivating strong team performance.  We appreciate Jeff’s leadership and contributions over the past two years, and given the strength of the finance organization he helped build, we anticipate a seamless transition.  Additionally, we reiterate our 2017 adjusted EBITDA forecast of $45 million to $55 million.”

“I am committed to helping BioScrip achieve its financial and operational goals,” said Stephen M. Deitsch.  “BioScrip is uniquely positioned in the growing home infusion market, and I am looking forward to unlocking the profit potential of the business and maximizing value for our shareholders.”

About BioScrip

BioScrip, Inc. is a leading national provider of infusion and home care management solutions. BioScrip partners with physicians, hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, healthcare payors, and pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide patients access to post-acute care services. BioScrip operates with a commitment to bring customer-focused pharmacy and related healthcare infusion therapy services into the home or alternate-site setting. By collaborating with the full spectrum of healthcare professionals and the patient, BioScrip provides cost-effective care that is driven by clinical excellence, customer service, and values that promote positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life for those it serves.

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This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements,” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including the statements regarding 2017 guidance and other statements regarding the Company’s plans and strategies. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "may," "should," "could," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "outlook," "aim," "intend," "plan," "believe," "predict," "potential," "continue" or comparable terms. Because such statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to risks associated with: the Company's ability to integrate the acquisition of Home Solutions, the Company's ability to grow its core Infusion revenues, the Company's ability to continue to experience positive results from its financial improvement plan to reduce operating costs; the Company’s ability to comply with the covenants in its debt agreements; the UnitedHealthcare contract termination, including potential accounting charges and impacts on other contract provisions and their associated revenue; the success of the Company’s initiatives to mitigate the impact of the Cures Act on its business; reductions in federal, state and commercial reimbursement for the Company's products and services; increased government regulation related to the health care and insurance industries; as well as the risks described in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any duty to update these forward-looking statements after the date hereof, even though the Company's situation may change in the future. All of the forward-looking statements herein are qualified by these cautionary statements.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes projected adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be used in isolation or as a substitute or alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as a substitute or alternative to cash flow from operating activities or a measure of the Company’s liquidity. In addition, the Company's definition of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by the Company, represents net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill, stock-based compensation expense, and restructuring, integration and other expenses. As part of restructuring, the Company may incur significant charges such as the write down of certain long−lived assets, temporary redundant expenses, retraining expenses, potential cash bonus payments and potential accelerated payments or terminated costs for certain of its contractual obligations. Management believes that adjusted EBITDA provides useful supplemental information regarding the performance of BioScrip’s business operations and facilitates comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results. The Company’s March 3, 2017 earnings release provides a reconciliation of projected adjusted EBITDA to expected results.

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