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American Healthways Reports 60% Growth in Second-Quarter Earnings to $0.24 Per Diluted Share; Lives Under Management Expand 41% to 1,487,000.


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), today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Revenues increased 32% to $75,337,000 for the second quarter, which ended February February: see month.  28, 2005, from $57,122,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Net income grew 59% to $8,441,000 from $5,324,000. Earnings per diluted di·lute  
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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 were $0.24 for the latest quarter, up 60% from $0.15 for the second quarter of fiscal 2004.

Leedle commented, "American Healthways continued to produce strong profitable growth for the second quarter of fiscal 2005, meeting the high end of our earnings guidance. The principal components of our growth remain in place, with a substantial increase in actual lives under management from the second quarter of fiscal 2004 resulting primarily from contracts with new health plan customers, contract expansions with existing health plan customers and significant growth in contracts with 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  employers on behalf of our health plan customers. In addition, during the second quarter, we again demonstrated our ability to expand our market through new services, even as we strengthened our foundation for future growth through our innovative collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software.  with the industry's thought leaders. As previously discussed, we also took a critical step toward a large new potential market through our participation in two of the nine pilots awarded by the Centers for 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.  & Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  Services (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system.

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The highlights of the Company's performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 include:
--  Strong Growth in Actual Lives Under Management - Actual lives
        under management increased to 1,487,000 at the end of the
        second quarter of fiscal 2005, up 41% from 1,054,000 at the
        end of the second quarter of fiscal 2004. The substantial
        number of lives added for new contracts and self-insured
        employers during the quarter more than offset the normal
        seasonal disenrollment experienced during the second quarter
        as employees selected their health plans for 2005 at the start
        of the calendar year. As a result, and for the second
        consecutive year, the Company produced a sequential-quarter
        increase in actual lives under management in its second fiscal
        quarter, which grew a net 5% from 1,419,000 at the end of the
        first quarter of fiscal 2005. Annualized revenues in backlog
        were $14,360,000 at the end of the second quarter.

    --  High Demand from Self-Insured Employers - Due to the large
        backlog at the end of the first quarter, American Healthways
        produced rapid growth in self-insured lives under management,
        which increased 131% to 488,000 at the end of the second
        quarter from the same time in fiscal 2004. This performance
        marks the eighth consecutive quarter for which these lives
        have increased at a rate in excess of 100% on a
        comparable-quarter basis. Self-insured lives also increased
        21% sequentially, over the first quarter of fiscal 2005. This
        growth reflects the expansion of contracts to provide disease
        management and care enhancement services on behalf of the
        Company's health plan customers to 320 specifically
        identifiable employers compared to 127 at the same time in
        fiscal 2004 and 265 at the end of the first quarter of fiscal
        2005. American Healthways' continued growth in this market,
        which it believes is significantly stronger than its
        competitors, validates both the value of its proven and
        comprehensive array of services and the substantial benefit of
        its strategic decision to pursue this market in partnership
        with its health plan customers.

    --  13 New, Extended or Expanded Health Plan Contracts Since End
        of Fiscal 2004 - From the end of fiscal 2004 through the
        first-quarter news release on Dec. 20, 2004, the Company
        announced four new, extended or expanded health plan
        contracts, including, as discussed in the first-quarter news
        release, the second contract expansion for Blue Cross Blue
        Shield of Massachusetts; a contract expansion with Wellmark,
        Inc.; a contract with a new customer, Blue Shield of
        California; and a contract extension with The Regence Group.
        Since the first-quarter news release, American Healthways has
        announced eight additional contract expansions with existing
        health plan customers and one contract with a new health plan
        customer.

        1. During the second quarter, the Company expanded its
           contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City,
           under which it has been providing diabetes and cardiac
           disease management services to the health plan's HMO
           members since June 2000. Effective Jan. 1, 2005, American
           Healthways began providing diabetes and cardiac disease
           management services to the health plan's eligible PPO
           members. The contract, which was renewed in 2003, also has
           been extended through the end of calendar 2006.

        2. American Healthways expanded its agreement with CIGNA
           HealthCare during the second quarter, effective Jan. 1,
           2006, to include the Company's care enhancement programs
           for 10 impact conditions, including acid-related stomach
           disorders, atrial fibrillation, decubitus ulcer,
           fibromyalgia, hepatitis C, inflammatory bowel disease,
           irritable bowel syndrome, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and
           urinary incontinence. The agreement also extends the CIGNA
           HealthCare and American Healthways relationship to 2010.

        3. Also in the second quarter, the Company announced an
           expansion and extension of its contract with Saint Mary's
           Health Plans, adding programs for chronic obstructive
           pulmonary disease, asthma, 11 impact conditions and
           StatusOne's high-risk health management to the diabetes
           and cardiac programs it already provides the health plan's
           fully insured members. American Healthways will also
           provide this full suite of disease management and care
           enhancement services to the health plan's self-insured
           employer groups for the first time. The contract was
           originated for diabetes in 2000, the cardiac program was
           added in 2002 and the expanded contract has now been
           extended for four additional years.

        4. The final second-quarter contract expansion was the
           addition of the Company's new depression and tobacco
           cessation programs to its contract with Blue Cross Blue
           Shield of Minnesota. Already the nation's most extensive
           disease management and care enhancement program, this
           innovative, 10-year contract also includes the Company's
           five chronic disease management programs, 11 impact
           conditions, StatusOne's high-risk health management and
           new programs for oncology and chronic kidney disease
           (CKD).

        5. Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company
           expanded its relationship for the second time with Harvard
           Pilgrim Health Care. From the original contract in June
           2001 for the provision of StatusOne's high risk health
           management program to Harvard Pilgrim's fully insured
           members, American Healthways added its cardiac disease
           management program in March 2004, representing the first
           cross-sell of an existing StatusOne customer. As a result
           of the latest contract, Harvard Pilgrim's self-insured
           employer groups will have the option of purchasing
           American Healthways' disease management programs for five
           chronic diseases and 11 impact conditions. The contract
           was also extended until 2010.

        6. The Company recently announced its third contract expansion
           with NewQuest, LLC, parent of the HealthSpring companies
           of Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Illinois, adding its
           total population management program of five chronic
           diseases and 11 impact conditions for HealthSpring's plan
           in the Chicago market. The contract originally began in
           2002 with the Company providing its total population
           management program to the commercial and Medicare
           Advantage populations of HeathSpring of Tennessee. It was
           expanded in early 2004 to add diabetes and heart disease
           programs for these populations in HealthSpring's Texas and
           Alabama markets and, subsequently, expanded again for the
           full population management program in those markets.

        7. American Healthways also expanded its contract with
           WellChoice, Inc., parent company of Empire Blue Cross Blue
           Shield, New York's largest health insurer based on HMO and
           PPO membership. Under the original five-year contract
           announced in October 2003, the Company's disease
           management programs for five chronic diseases and 11
           impact conditions are available for Empire's self insured
           employers, and disease management programs for five
           chronic diseases are provided to a portion of Empire's
           fully insured members. Through the contract expansion, the
           Company will provide Empire's fully insured PPO members,
           who already receive the asthma and heart failure programs,
           with programs for diabetes, coronary artery disease and
           chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

        8. In addition, the Company expanded its existing contract
           with HealthPlus of Michigan. The original three-year
           contract began in May 2003 and included diabetes and heart
           failure programs. The contract has now been expanded to
           include the Company's coronary artery disease management
           program.

        9. American Healthways today announces the signing of a new
           contract with Health Plan of Nevada, a wholly owned
           subsidiary of Sierra Health Plans, for a two-year disease
           management program for five chronic diseases and 11 impact
           conditions. The Company will provide these programs to
           fully insured commercial and Medicare Advantage members in
           the Reno market.

    --  Service Line Expansion through the Introduction of New
        Management Programs - Since the beginning of fiscal 2004,
        American Healthways has steadily expanded its array of
        services, consistent with its strategy of building critical
        mass by increasing the number of its customers' members and
        overall health care spending that it reaches. As discussed
        above, this strategy produced two additional programs -
        depression and tobacco cessation - that were introduced during
        the second quarter of fiscal 2005. These new programs follow
        the first-quarter introduction of the Company's programs for
        CKD and end stage renal disease. In fiscal 2004, American
        Healthways also launched its oncology disease management
        program and its StatusOne high-risk health management program.
        American Healthways intends to continue expanding its health
        support capabilities to address entire populations for which
        it can employ the principles of evidence-based medicine and
        recognized standards of care to improve the quality of care
        and, thereby, lower its cost.

    --  Continued Progress Toward Finalization of CCIP Agreements with
        CMS - The Company has participated in a continuing series of
        meetings with CMS to finalize its cooperative agreement
        related to the pilot awarded the Company under the CCIP and
        with CIGNA regarding its participation in the CCIP pilot
        awarded CIGNA. As a result of these meetings, American
        Healthways remains confident of its ability to meet its
        performance goals for the pilots, which it continues to
        believe will be operationally similar to its successful
        programs for both commercial and Medicare Advantage health
        plan populations.

    --  Further Developments as Industry's Market Leader - American
        Healthways' position of industry leadership is strongly
        supported by its commitment to wide collaboration with the
        industry's thought leaders. For example, last week the Company
        announced the release of a consensus document on physician
        pay-for-performance, which is a hotly debated topic in the
        health care industry as a method to improve health outcomes.
        To give the physicians a clear voice in the debate, American
        Healthways and Johns Hopkins convened a summit of more than
        200 physicians and industry experts, and the document details
        their perspective on the issue. This consensus document
        follows a national poll of consumer attitudes towards
        pay-for-performance commissioned by Johns Hopkins and the
        Company, which was issued in the first quarter.

        During the second quarter, American Healthways also announced
        that Dr. Marie Savard had joined the Company in a strategic
        consulting arrangement and that the Company acquired The
        Savard System(TM). Through this system, Dr. Savard has
        empowered over 45,000 consumers to take greater control of
        their health by equipping them to create and maintain their
        health records. American Healthways is working with Dr. Savard
        to incorporate the system into its disease management and care
        enhancement programs to help bridge the gaps in health care by
        giving consumers the tools to optimally manage their health in
        collaboration with their physicians.

    --  Strengthened Financial Position - American Healthways'
        substantial second-quarter growth, which generated net cash
        flow from operations of $10,121,000, enabled the Company to
        strengthen its balance sheet through further debt reduction.
        The Company's total long-term debt was reduced to $18,655,000
        at the end of the second quarter from $25,696,000 at the end
        of the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and $55,038,000 at the end
        of the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Cash and cash
        equivalents and short term investments were $35,556,000 at the
        end of the latest quarter. Stockholders' equity increased to
        $176,476,000 at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2005
        from $165,675,000 at the end of the first quarter and
        $129,628,000 at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2004.


Third-Quarter Earnings Guidance

American Healthways today established its guidance for earnings per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 in a range of $0.25 to $0.26 compared with $0.19, excluding the impact of incentive bonus revenues of $0.03, for the third quarter of fiscal 2004. The Company also 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 $1.00 to $1.02 per diluted share, on total revenues in a range of $319 million to $331 million. The Company's guidance does not include any impact of future incentive bonus revenues. In addition, while the Company expects to incur To become subject to and liable for; to have liabilities imposed by act or operation of law.

Expenses are incurred, for example, when the legal obligation to pay them arises. An individual incurs a liability when a money judgment is rendered against him or her by a court.
 and record costs in the second half of fiscal 2005 related to finalizing, implementing 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.
 operating the agreements associated with pilot programs under CMS's CCIP, the Company's guidance does not include these costs. The Company will provide further guidance for fiscal 2005 associated with finalizing, implementing and/or operating these CMS pilots once details of the agreements have been finalized See finalization. .

Summary

Leedle concluded, "As outlined in this news release, the growth in our lives under management and the substantial activity in both our business development and product development pipelines reflect the accelerating momentum in the disease management industry. Simply put, as the leading provider of disease management and care enhancement services, we are well positioned to leverage this momentum to achieve further profitable growth and increased shareholder value."

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.streetevents.com or www.fulldisclosure.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 4620564, and the replay will also be available on the Company's Web site for the next 12 months. Any material information disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
 on the quarterly conference call that has not been previously disclosed publicly will be available on the Company's website at www.americanhealthways.com.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 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 finalize fi·nal·ize  
tr.v. fi·nal·ized, fi·nal·iz·ing, fi·nal·iz·es
To put into final form; complete or conclude: "They have jointly agreed ...
 and execute To run a program, which causes the computer to carry out its instructions. See executable code, instruction and EXE file.

execute - execution
 agreements with CMS and/or a partner for disease management services under the CCIP; the Company's ability to accurately forecast performance and the timing of revenue recognition under any potential agreement for disease management services under the CCIP and its other contracts 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 services 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 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 con·trac·tu·al  
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the nature of a contract.



con·tractu·al·ly adv.

Adv. 1.
 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 acquired businesses or technologies into the Company's business; the Company's ability to service its debt and make principal and interest payments as those payments become due; 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 utilization,
n 1. the extent to which a given group uses a particular service in a specified period. Although usually expressed as the number of services used per year per 100 or per 1000 persons eligible for the service, utilization rates may be
 by individuals with diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs), chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of , cardiac cardiac /car·di·ac/ (-ak)
1. pertaining to the heart.

2. pertaining to the cardia.


car·di·ac
adj.
1. Of, near, or relating to the heart.

2.
, respiratory respiratory /res·pi·ra·to·ry/ (res´pi-rah-tor?e) pertaining to respiration.

res·pi·ra·to·ry
adj.
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
 and/or other diseases or conditions for which the Company provides services, in the health plans with which the Company has executed executed 1) adj. to have been completed. (Example: "it is an executed contract") 2) v. to have completed or fully performed. (Example: "he executed all the promises made in the contract") 3) v.  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 Volatility

1. A statistical measure of the tendency of a market or security to rise or fall sharply within a period of time.

2. A variable in option pricing formulas that denotes the extent to which the return of the underlying asset will fluctuate between now and the
; 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 February 28, 2005, the Company had 1,487,000 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  Six Months Ended
                                 February 28/29,     February 28/29,
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                  2005     2004      2005      2004
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

  Revenues                       $75,337  $57,122  $146,523  $108,200
  Cost of services                48,132   37,020    94,103    71,164
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
    Gross margin                  27,205   20,102    52,420    37,036

   Selling, general &
    administrative expenses        7,287    6,022    13,460    11,164
   Depreciation and
    amortization                   5,493    4,429    10,955     8,570
   Interest                          472      890     1,114     1,834
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

  Income before income taxes      13,953    8,761    26,891    15,468
  Income tax expense               5,512    3,437    10,687     6,187
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

  Net income                      $8,441   $5,324   $16,204    $9,281
                                ========= ======== ========= =========


  Basic income per share:          $0.26    $0.17     $0.49     $0.29
                                ========= ======== ========= =========

  Diluted income per share:        $0.24    $0.15     $0.46     $0.27
                                ========= ======== ========= =========

  Weighted average common shares
   and equivalents:
     Basic                        33,073   32,039    32,997    31,915
     Diluted                      35,490   34,746    35,390    34,507


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

                                             February 28, February 29,
                                                2005         2004
                                             ------------ ------------

            Operating Statistics
  Actual lives under
    management at end of period                1,487,000    1,054,000
  Annualized revenue in backlog                  $14,360      $18,833



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(2)                     $0.19
  EPS attributable to incentive bonus revenues                   0.03
                                                    ------------------
  EPS, GAAP basis                                               $0.22
                                                    ==================

(2) 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.


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

                                               February 28, August 31,
                                                  2005       2004 (1)
                                               ------------ ----------
Assets
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                        $28,516    $45,147
  Restricted cash                                    3,454      1,524
  Investments                                        7,040      7,040
  Accounts receivable, net
     Billed                                         40,723     33,235
     Unbilled                                          451        866
  Other current assets                               5,927      5,976
  Income taxes receivable                            2,483          -
  Deferred tax asset                                 2,271      2,248
                                               ------------ ----------

    Total current assets                            90,865     96,036

Property and equipment
  Leasehold improvements                             9,015      8,730
  Computer equipment and related software           57,393     53,379
  Furniture and office equipment                    15,133     14,514
                                               ------------ ----------
                                                    81,541     76,623
  Less accumulated depreciation                    (45,770)   (36,796)
                                               ------------ ----------
    Net property and equipment                      35,771     39,827


Other assets                                         2,595      2,456
Intangible assets, net                              18,090     19,854
Goodwill, net                                       92,398     93,574
                                               ------------ ----------

Total assets                                      $239,719   $251,747
                                               ------------ ----------

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                  $5,000    $10,343
  Accrued salaries and benefits                     10,357      4,616
  Accrued liabilities                                4,245      4,688
  Contract billings in excess of earned
   revenue                                           4,916      4,898
  Income taxes payable                                   -      3,294
  Current portion of long-term debt                    155     12,243
  Current portion of long-term liabilities           1,696      1,018
                                               ------------ ----------

    Total current liabilities                       26,369     41,100

Long-term debt                                      18,500     36,562

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

Other long-term liabilities                          5,716      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, 33,146,305 and 32,857,041
     shares outstanding                                 33         33
  Additional paid-in capital                        95,852     90,980
  Retained earnings                                 80,591     64,387
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                 -         35
                                               ------------ ----------

    Total stockholders' equity                     176,476    155,435
                                               ------------ ----------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $239,719   $251,747
                                               ------------ ----------

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


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

                                                     Six Months Ended
                                                      February 28/29,
                                                     -----------------
                                                      2005    2004 (1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income                                          $16,204   $9,281
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities, net of business
  acquisitions:
   Depreciation and amortization                      10,955    8,570
   Amortization of deferred loan costs                   272      384
   Tax benefit of stock option exercises               2,878    3,781
   Increase in accounts receivable, net               (7,073) (11,574)
   Increase in other current assets                   (2,490)    (232)
   (Decrease) increase in accounts payable            (5,343)     294
   Increase (decrease) in accrued salaries and
    benefits                                           5,741   (6,179)
   (Decrease) increase in other current liabilities   (3,719)   2,947
   Other                                               1,343    1,488
  Decrease in other assets                               319      170
  Payments on other long-term liabilities               (650)    (300)
                                                     -------- --------
 Net cash flows provided by operating activities      18,437    8,630
                                                     -------- --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Acquisition of property and equipment               (5,035)  (8,538)
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired          1,176  (60,223)
                                                     -------- --------
 Net cash flows used in investing activities          (3,859) (68,761)
                                                     -------- --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Increase in restricted cash                         (1,930)       -
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt            48,000   60,000
  Deferred loan costs                                   (730)  (2,315)
  Payments of long-term debt                         (78,150)  (6,214)
  Exercise of stock options                            1,601    1,964
                                                     -------- --------
 Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing
  activities                                         (31,209)  53,435
                                                     -------- --------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents            (16,631)  (6,696)

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

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period             $28,516  $28,150
                                                     ======== ========

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