NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) will participate in the Credit Suisse 18^th Annual Healthcare Conference to be held Nov. 12-13, 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz. Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Healthways chief executive officer, will present at the conference at 6:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. MST), Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The presentation and presentation materials will be available live online and also for replay on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website, www.healthways.com. Please go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software.

About Healthways

Healthways is the leading provider of specialized, comprehensive solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and well-being and, as a result, reduce overall 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 and a national Fitness Center 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.