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Healthways to Issue Financial Results for the Four Months Ended December 31, 2008 and Financial Guidance for 2009 after Market

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^{Published in Health and Fitness on Friday, January 16th 2009 at 10:24 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-01-16 10:25:23 by Market Wire}  

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY) today announced that it will issue a press release with its financial results for the four months ended December 31, 2008 and its financial guidance for 2009 after market close on Thursday, February 5, 2009, followed the same day by a conference call and live webcast scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET. The press release and conference call are related to Healthways' decision, as announced on August 25, 2008, to change its fiscal year end to December 31^st from August 31^st.

The live broadcast of Healthways' conference call will be available online by going to [ www.healthways.com ] and clicking on "Investors," as well as at [ www.earnings.com ]. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a telephonic replay will be available for one week at 719-457-0820, confirmation number 4709943, and the webcast replay will also be available on the Company's Web site for the next 12 months.

About Healthways

Healthways is the leading provider of specialized, comprehensive Health and Care Support^SM solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and, as a result, reduce overall healthcare costs. Healthways' solutions are designed to help healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate and slow the progression of disease associated with family or lifestyle risk factors and promote the best possible health for those already affected by disease. Our proven, evidence-based programs provide highly specific and personalized interventions for each individual in a population, irrespective of age or health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone, mail, internet and face-to-face interactions, both domestically and internationally. Healthways also provides a national, fully accredited complementary and alternative Health Provider Network, offering convenient access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. For more information, please visit [ www.healthways.com ].