Vern Peterschmidt

Vern attended St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa obtaining an accounting degree in 1962.  After various accounting positions, he joined Iowa Blue Cross in1965.  This began his life-long career in the healthcare industry. After working with the Blue Cross plans of Iowa, Oklahoma and New Mexico, Vern established his own healthcare financial management firm.  He worked with hospitals, rehab centers, skilled nursing facilities and home healthcare and hospice agencies. 

Vern’s approach was to assist healthcare providers in understanding the financial and regulatory requirements under the Medicare program. The most challenging and rewarding business venture was establishing a Medicare certified home healthcare agency in Colorado with his son and daughter-in-law. Vern also taught over 100 seminars covering various financial healthcare topics. For over 30 years his wife, Kathi, was by his side helping to run his businesses and coordinate his financial seminars.  In June of 2015, Vern was inducted into the Medicare Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association Hall of Fame for the work he did with rural and small business home healthcare providers. Vern and Kathi have four grown kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 4 great-grandbabies.