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American Healthways Announces Third-Quarter Earnings of $0.24 Per Diluted Share; Lives Under Management Increase 35% to over 1.6 Million; Backlog Increases to $45.2 Million.


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), today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Revenues increased 20% to $78,357,000 for the third quarter, which ended May 31, 2005, from $65,354,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Net income was $8,536,000, or $0.24 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2005, up from $7,484,000, or $0.22 per diluted share, which included incentive bonus revenues of $0.03, for the third quarter of fiscal 2004.

"We are pleased with American Healthways' strong performance for the third quarter of fiscal 2005," remarked Leedle. "As a result of this performance, we continued to meet our quarterly operating and financial objectives, including ongoing expansion of our fully insured and self-insured self-insured Self fund Health insurance adjective Referring to the practice of carrying an individual health insurance policy for oneself; self insurance is usually more expensive than group insurance  lives under management, margin enhancement and substantial profitable growth in our core commercial business, and an improving financial position.

"We also continued to build our foundation for long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
 profitable growth. The accelerating momentum in our core commercial business was evident in the new, expanded or extended health plan contracts signed during the third quarter, as well as substantial growth in our agreements with self-insured employers on behalf of our health plan customers. In addition, by finalizing our cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and  ("CMS (1) See content management system and color management system.

(2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system.
") for our Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  Health Support ("MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. ", formerly CCIP CCIP Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris (Paris Chamber of Commerce, France)
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) pilot in Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N).  and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , we made further tangible progress toward a large new potential market.

"Through these and other accomplishments, American Healthways continues to differentiate itself as the country's leading provider of disease management and care enhancement services. We are expanding our ability to improve the health of more people and lower their health care costs. We are also expanding our potential for sustained growth in earnings and shareholder value."

The highlights of the Company's performance for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 include:

--35% Increase in Actual Lives Under Management - Actual lives under management increased to 1,633,000 at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2005, an increase of 35% from 1,211,000 at the same time in fiscal 2004 and 10% sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
 from 1,487,000 at the end of the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

--Substantial Expansion in Backlog Backlog

The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled.

Notes:
This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings.
 - The Company's annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 revenues in backlog more than tripled to $45,191,000 at the third quarter's end from $13,507,000 at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and $14,360,000 at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Approximately $20 million of the increase related to the finalization Writing the table of contents (TOC) on a recordable CD or DVD disc. The finalization process ensures that the disc can be played back on most CD and DVD players. See disc-at-once.  of the cooperative agreement with CMS regarding the Company's MHS pilot in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

--Continued Strong Demand from Self-Insured Employers - A significant portion of the growth in actual lives under management was driven by the Company's ongoing successful penetration of the self-insured employer market on behalf of its health plan customers. Self-insured lives under management increased to 562,000 at the third quarter's end, up 78% from 315,000 at the comparable time in fiscal 2004 and 15% from 488,000 on a sequential-quarter basis.

--21 New, Extended or Expanded Contracts for Fiscal 2005 to Date - American Healthways has announced 21 new, extended or expanded contracts during fiscal 2005 to date, including 11 contracts in the third quarter and one contract in the fourth quarter to date.

Third-quarter contracts: Five of the third-quarter contracts were discussed in the Company's second-quarter news release issued on March 17, 2005, including with Harvard Harvard, town (1990 pop. 12,329), Worcester co., E central Mass.; inc. 1732. A Shaker house and cemetery, a Native American museum, and a Harvard observatory are there.  Pilgrim Health Care; NewQuest, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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; WellChoice WellChoice, Incorporated is the parent company of Empire Blue Cross-Blue Shield of New York, created when Empire became a publicly traded company in 2003. WellChoice is listed on the Fortune 500 with revenues of over US$5,000,000,000. , Inc.; HealthPlus of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). ; and Health Plan of Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). . During the third quarter, American Healthways also finalized See finalization.  its cooperative agreement with CMS regarding the MHS pilot in Maryland and the District of Columbia and extended or expanded its relationships with the following five additional health plans:

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 Health Plans, through a new three-year contract effective July July: see month.  1, 2005, which adds the Company's five chronic disease programs for the health plan's fully insured members. Arnett Health Plans has participated in the StatusOne program since October October: see month.  1999;

Tufts Health Plan, which was also an existing StatusOne customer, through a new five-year contract, which adds American Healthways' full care enhancement services for the health plan's fully insured members and is effective July 1, 2005;

Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross.  of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , a subsidiary of Health Care Services Corporation, which extended and expanded its relationship with American Healthways through the addition of its fully insured members to the full care enhancement program being provided to its self-insured members, effective June June: see month.  1, 2005;

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch`sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. , which extended its program for congestive heart failure congestive heart failure, inability of the heart to expel sufficient blood to keep pace with the metabolic demands of the body. In the healthy individual the heart can tolerate large increases of workload for a considerable length of time. ; and

Vytra Health Plans, which extended its diabetes and cardiac programs.

Since the end of the third quarter, the Company completed the early renewal of its contract with Memorial Medical Center, which was originally signed in July 1999, extending the Company's provision of diabetes services to Memorial's health plan members for three additional years.

--Finalization of Medicare Health Support Agreement with CMS - During the third quarter, the Company finalized its cooperative agreement with CMS for its MHS pilot in Maryland and the District of Columbia, through which it will provide diabetes and congestive heart failure programs to approximately 20,000 Medicare fee-for-service fee-for-ser·vice
adj.
Charging a fee for each service performed.
 beneficiaries. Under the cooperative agreement, the three-year pilot is scheduled to begin August 1, 2005, and, to date, both CMS and the Company are progressing as scheduled through tasks that are preliminary to the pilot launch. The Company also continues to expect to be a sub-contractor to CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America)  in its provision of similar services to approximately 20,000 beneficiaries in Georgia Georgia, country, Asia
Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia.
, under a separate agreement.

--Acquisition of Health IQ Diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup.

(2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler
 - In June 2005, American Healthways completed the acquisition of Health IQ Diagnostics ("Health IQ"), a unique health support company that uses a proprietary model to provide employees and dependents with a personal health risk score, supplemented by the information and support they need to maintain or improve their health status. Consistent with trends to put more health care decision-making decision-making,
n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment.

decision-making, evidence-based,
n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from
 responsibility in the hands of informed consumers, Health IQ has helped lower participants' health-care costs by enabling them to better identify, understand and address their health risks. Health IQ provides the Company an opportunity to further extend its reach beyond its current programs through additional programs and services for 100% of a given population.

--Strengthened Financial Position - American Healthways' financial position continued to strengthen during the third quarter, reflecting strong cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations

A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses
 for the period of $27,239,000. As of the end of the third quarter, the Company had repaid all its bank debt, had cash and cash equivalents and short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
 investments of $43,630,000 and shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.
 of $192,434,000.

Financial Guidance

American Healthways today affirmed af·firm  
v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms

v.tr.
1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.

2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.

v.intr.
 its established earnings guidance for fiscal 2005 in a range of $0.90 to $0.92 per diluted share. This guidance includes costs of $0.02 per diluted share for the third quarter and $0.08 per diluted share for the fourth quarter associated with the preparation and initial operation of the CMS MHS pilots, which is consistent with the Company's expectations. Excluding these costs, American Healthways continues to expect its core commercial business to produce earnings per diluted share in a range of $1.00 to $1.02 for fiscal 2005. The Company expects the MHS pilots will be accretive to its earnings per share for fiscal 2006, both for the 12 months comprising fiscal 2006 and, cumulatively, including the pilot costs incurred in the second half of fiscal 2005.

In addition, due primarily to customer requests to delay signed contract starts and the likelihood that the Company's largest customer will achieve a volume incentive, the Company has revised its guidance for revenues for fiscal 2005, reducing the range by 1% to 2% from the lower end of the previous range. As a result, the Company's guidance for revenues for fiscal 2005 is in a range of $312 million to $316 million.

Consistent with its guidance for fiscal 2005, the Company today established its guidance for earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 in a range of $0.20 to $0.22, including costs of $0.08 related to the MHS pilots discussed above. Excluding the impact of MHS, the Company expects its core commercial business to produce earnings per diluted share in a range of $0.28 to $0.30 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.

Summary

Leedle concluded, "Our results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2005 demonstrate two compelling aspects of American Healthways' growth prospects. First, we continue to expand our core business successfully, driving substantial profitable growth as the leading provider in an expanding, under-penetrated market. Second, through this successful growth, we also continue to push the boundaries of the possible in the disease management and care enhancement industry, creating new value and outstanding potential for further growth."

Conference Call

American Healthways will hold a conference call to discuss this release today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live over the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 by going to www.americanhealthways.com and clicking Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
, or by going to www.earnings.com, at least 15 minutes early to register, download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer.  and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a telephonic replay will be available for one week at 719/457-0820, code 1743889, and the replay will also be available on the Company's Web site for the next 12 months. Any material information disclosed on the quarterly conference call that has not been previously disclosed publicly will be available on the Company's website at www.americanhealthways.com.

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 Provisions

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that are based upon current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In order for the Company to utilize the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995, investors are hereby cautioned that these statements may be affected by the important factors, among others, set forth below, and consequently, actual operations and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. The important factors include: the timing and costs of implementation, and the effect, of regulations and interpretations relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (Pub.L. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066, also called Medicare Modernization Act or MMA) is a law of the United States which was enacted in 2003.  of 2003; the Company's ability to accurately forecast performance and the timing of revenue recognition under the terms of its health plan contracts and its cooperative agreement with CMS ahead of data collection and reconciliation in order to provide forward-looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 guidance; the Company's ability to sign and implement new contracts for disease management and care enhancement services; the risks associated with a significant concentration of the Company's revenues with a limited number of customers; the Company's ability to effect cost savings and clinical outcomes improvements under disease management and care enhancement contracts and reach mutual agreement with customers and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 CMS with respect to cost savings, or to effect such savings and improvements within the time frames contemplated by the Company; the ability of the Company to collect contractually earned performance incentive bonuses; the ability of the Company's customers and/or CMS to provide timely and accurate data that is essential to the operation and measurement of the Company's performance under the terms of its health plan contracts; the Company's ability to resolve favorably fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 contract billing and interpretation issues with its customers; the Company's ability to integrate the operations of Health IQ Diagnostics into the Company's business; the Company's ability to achieve the level of savings per participant and participation rates historically experienced by Health IQ Diagnostics; the Company's ability to implement health risk assessments within the Company's new and existing customer base; the Company's ability to integrate acquired businesses or technologies into the Company's business; the ability of the Company to develop new products and deliver outcomes on those products; the ability of the Company to effectively integrate new technologies and approaches, such as those encompassed in its care enhancement initiatives or otherwise licensed or acquired by the Company, into the Company's care enhancement platform; the Company's ability to renew and/or maintain contracts with its customers under existing terms or restructure these contracts on terms that would not have a material negative impact on the Company's results of operations; the ability of the Company to implement its care enhancement strategy within expected cost estimates; the ability of the Company to obtain adequate financing to provide the capital that may be necessary to support the growth of the Company's operations and to support or guarantee the Company's performance under new contracts; unusual and unforeseen patterns of health care utilization by individuals with diabetes, cardiac, respiratory and/or other diseases or conditions for which the Company provides services, in the health plans with which the Company has executed a disease management contract; the ability of the health plans to maintain the number of covered lives enrolled in the plans during the terms of the agreements between the health plans and the Company; the Company's ability to attract and/or retain and effectively manage the employees required to implement its agreements; the impact of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries; the impact of future state and federal health care and other applicable legislation and regulations on the ability of the Company to deliver its services and on the financial health of the Company's customers and their willingness to purchase the Company's services; the Company's ability to have its internal controls positively attested at·test  
v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests

v.tr.
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.

2.
 to by its independent auditors Independent Auditor

An external auditor with a certified public accounting designation that qualifies him or her to provide an auditor's report.

Notes:
These auditors aren't affiliated with the company being audited.
 as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  of 2002; current geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics  
n. (used with a sing. verb)
1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

2.
a.
 turmoil and the continuing threat of domestic or international terrorism Noun 1. international terrorism - terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain
; general worldwide and domestic economic conditions and stock market volatility; and other risks detailed in the Company's annual, quarterly, or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements.

Company Profile

American Healthways, Inc. is the nation's leading and largest provider of specialized spe·cial·ize  
v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es

v.intr.
1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study.

2.
, comprehensive disease management, care enhancement and high-risk high-risk adjective Referring to an ↑ risk of suffering from a particular condition Infectious disease Referring to an ↑ risk for exposure to blood-borne pathogens, which occurs with blood bank technicians, dental professionals, dialysis unit  health management services proven to improve the quality of health care and lower costs. As of May 31, 2005, the Company had 1,633,000 actual lives under management nationwide. For more information visit www.americanhealthways.com.
AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS, INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (Unaudited)
                (In thousands, except per share data)

                               Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                     May 31,             May 31,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                 2005      2004      2005      2004
                               ---------- -------- --------- ---------

  Revenues                       $78,357  $65,354  $224,880  $173,555
  Cost of services                50,931   41,413   145,035   112,577
                               ---------- -------- --------- ---------
    Gross margin                  27,426   23,941    79,845    60,978

   Selling, general &
    administrative expenses        7,136    5,842    20,596    17,006
   Depreciation and
    amortization                   5,890    4,784    16,845    13,354
   Interest                          289      841     1,402     2,676
                               ---------- -------- --------- ---------

  Income before income taxes      14,111   12,474    41,002    27,942
  Income tax expense               5,575    4,990    16,262    11,177
                               ---------- -------- --------- ---------

  Net income                      $8,536   $7,484   $24,740   $16,765
                               ========== ======== ========= =========


  Basic income per share:          $0.26    $0.23     $0.75     $0.52
                               ========== ======== ========= =========

  Diluted income per share:        $0.24    $0.22     $0.70     $0.48
                               ========== ======== ========= =========

  Weighted average common
   shares and equivalents:
     Basic                        33,221   32,442    33,072    32,094
     Diluted                      35,702   34,803    35,503    34,607


                      American Healthways, Inc.
                       Statistical Information
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                             (Unaudited)

                                    May 31,             May 31,
                                     2005                2004
                               ------------------ --------------------


     Operating Statistics
  Actual lives under
   management at end of period         1,633,000            1,211,000
  Annualized revenue in
   backlog                               $45,191              $13,507


             Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings Per Share
                 Excluding Incentive Bonus Revenues to
             Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS), GAAP Basis

                               Three Months Ended
                                  May 31, 2004
                               ------------------
  EPS excluding incentive
   bonus revenues(1)                       $0.19
  EPS attributable to
   incentive bonus revenues                 0.03
                               ------------------
  EPS, GAAP basis                          $0.22
                               ==================


(1) EPS excluding incentive bonus revenues is a non-GAAP financial
    measure. The Company excludes incentive bonuses from this measure
    primarily because of their unpredictability and relies on EPS
    excluding incentive bonus revenues as a primary measure to review
    and assess the ongoing operating performance of contracts. The
    Company believes it is useful to investors to provide disclosures
    of its operating results on the same basis as that used by
    management. You should not consider EPS excluding incentive bonus
    revenues in isolation or as a substitute for EPS determined in
    accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
    United States.

          Reconciliation of Core Commercial Diluted Earnings
                         Per Share Guidance to
         Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) Guidance, GAAP Basis

                               Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
                                August 31, 2005     August 31, 2005
                               ------------------ --------------------
  Core commercial EPS
   guidance(2)                     $0.28 - $0.30       $1.00. - $1.02
  Less: EPS guidance
   attributable to MHS
   costs(3)                                $0.08                $0.10
                               ------------------ --------------------
  EPS guidance, GAAP basis         $0.20 - $0.22        $0.90 - $0.92
                               ================== ====================


(2) Core commercial EPS guidance excludes guidance related to MHS
    costs and is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company excludes
    MHS costs from this measure and relies on core commercial EPS
    guidance because of its comparability to the Company's historical
    operations. The Company believes it is useful to investors to
    provide disclosures of its guidance on the same basis as that used
    by management. You should not consider core commercial EPS
    guidance in isolation or as a substitute for EPS guidance
    determined in accordance with accounting principles generally
    accepted in the United States.

(3) EPS guidance attributable to MHS costs includes costs associated
    with the preparation and initial operation of the Centers for
    Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Health Support (MHS) pilot
    in Maryland and the District of Columbia beginning with the
    Company's third fiscal quarter.


                      AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Unaudited)
           (In thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                  May 31,   August 31,
                                                   2005      2004 (1)
                                                 ---------- ----------
Assets
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                        $40,640    $45,147
  Restricted cash                                    3,789      1,524
  Investments                                        2,990      7,040
  Accounts receivable, net
     Billed                                         38,114     33,235
     Unbilled                                          457        866
  Other current assets                               6,282      5,976
  Income taxes receivable                            3,184          -
  Deferred tax asset                                 2,568      2,248
                                                 ---------- ----------

    Total current assets                            98,024     96,036

Property and equipment
  Leasehold improvements                            11,289      8,730
  Computer equipment and related software           59,538     53,379
  Furniture and office equipment                    15,265     14,514
                                                 ---------- ----------
                                                    86,092     76,623
  Less accumulated depreciation                    (50,573)   (36,796)
                                                 ---------- ----------
    Net property and equipment                      35,519     39,827


Other assets                                         2,319      2,456
Intangible assets, net                              17,104     19,854
Goodwill, net                                       92,398     93,574
                                                 ---------- ----------

Total assets                                      $245,364   $251,747
                                                 ---------- ----------

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                  $6,401    $10,343
  Accrued salaries and benefits                     14,212      4,616
  Accrued liabilities                                4,362      4,688
  Contract billings in excess of earned revenue      7,415      4,898
  Income taxes payable                                   -      3,294
  Current portion of long-term debt                    159     12,243
  Current portion of long-term liabilities           1,949      1,018
                                                 ---------- ----------

    Total current liabilities                       34,498     41,100

Long-term debt                                         458     36,562

Long-term deferred tax liability                     9,254     12,658

Other long-term liabilities                          8,720      5,992

Stockholders' equity
  Preferred stock
    $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares
     authorized, none outstanding                        -          -
  Common stock
    $.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares
     authorized, 33,589,282 and 32,857,041
     shares outstanding                                 34         33
  Additional paid-in capital                       103,273     90,980
  Retained earnings                                 89,127     64,387
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                 -         35
                                                 ---------- ----------

    Total stockholders' equity                     192,434    155,435
                                                 ---------- ----------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $245,364   $251,747
                                                 ---------- ----------

(1) Certain items have been reclassified to conform to current
    classifications.


                      AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS, INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                             (Unaudited)
                            (In thousands)

                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                          May 31,
                                                     -----------------
                                                      2005    2004 (1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                         $24,740  $16,765
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by operating activities, net of business
   acquisitions:
    Depreciation and amortization                     16,845   13,354
    Amortization of deferred loan costs                  380      576
    Tax benefit of stock option exercises              8,385    8,159
    Increase in accounts receivable, net              (4,470)  (2,595)
    Increase in other current assets                  (2,706)  (1,696)
    (Decrease) increase in accounts payable           (3,942)     394
    Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries
     and benefits                                      9,596   (5,261)
    (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities  (1,103)   1,987
    Deferred income taxes                             (3,701)       9
    Other                                              1,815    1,994
    Decrease in other assets                             487      204
    Payments on other long-term liabilities             (650)    (300)
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash flows provided by operating activities       45,676   33,590
                                                     -------- --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Acquisition of property and equipment             (7,595) (15,734)
    Purchases of investments                          (2,000)  (2,000)
    Proceeds on sale of investments                    6,050       55
    Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired        1,176  (60,223)
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash flows used in investing activities           (2,369) (77,902)
                                                     -------- --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Increase in restricted cash                       (2,265)    (585)
    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt          48,000   60,000
    Deferred loan costs                                 (730)  (2,315)
    Payments of long-term debt                       (96,188)  (9,329)
    Exercise of stock options                          3,369    3,090
                                                     -------- --------
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing
 activities                                          (47,814)  50,861
                                                     -------- --------

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (4,507)   6,549

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period        45,147   34,846
                                                     -------- --------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period             $40,640  $41,395
                                                     ======== ========

(1) Certain items have been reclassified to conform to current
    classifications.
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