Well-being in the U.S., as measured by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being IndexTM (WBI), resumed its upward climb in November, following two straight months of moderate declines. The WBI rose 0.2 percentage points last month to a score of 66.7, just 0.3 percentage points shy of the record high score of 67.0 recorded in February 2008 and August 2009.
Healthways, Inc. today announced the organization is among the first in the nation to receive National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Wellness and Health Promotion (WHP) accreditation, making the company an early adopter. More than three-fourths of the nation’s leading employers offer wellness programs, making WHP accreditation an important comparison point when considering vendors for he...
BUSINESS WIRE) -- Healthways, Inc. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) today announced an agreement to provide the Healthways SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program, the nation's leading exercise program for older adults, to 47,000 Blue Medicare HMOSM and Blue Medicare PPOSM members beginning in January 2010. The award-winning SilverSneakers Fitness Program offers an innovative bl...
Healthways, Inc. and Physicians Health Choice today announced an agreement to provide the Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness Program, the nation’s leading exercise program for older adults, to eligible Physicians Health Choice plan members in Texas, Florida, New Mexico and Arkansas beginning in January 2010. SilverSneakers, the award-winning fitness program offering an innovative blend of physical...
Healthways, Inc. will participate in the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual “Unplugged” Health Care Conference to be held December1-2, 2009 in New York City. Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Healthways chief executive officer, will participate at the conference at 3:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. CST), Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. The discussion will be available live online and also for replay on the “Investors...
Please be advised that Gallup and Healthways, Inc. today released the Gallup-Healthways Monthly U.S. Well-Being Report for October 2009. In October, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index™ (WBI) posted its second straight monthly drop since the year-to-date high of 67.0 in August. Regionally, Western states experienced the most negative impact from the drop. Of the four U.S. regions tracked by the...
Healthways, Inc. will participate in the Credit Suisse 18th 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&...
Healthways, Inc. today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Total revenues for the quarter were $181.6 million compared with revenues of $187.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $8.8 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, which was two cents above the Company’s earnings guidance r...
Healthways, Inc. today announced the acquisition of HealthHonors, a market-leading behavioral economics company that specializes in behavior change science and optimized use of incentives, in a cash for stock transaction. Healthways will integrate the HealthHonors science and technology into Embrace™, Healthways’ comprehensive information system, to enhance sustained engagement in healthy behavior...
Healthways, Inc. today announced a three-year agreement effective July 1, 2009 with the Wyoming Department of Health to offer QuitNet tobacco cessation services to Wyoming residents. The QuitNet Comprehensive program combines phone and online professional counseling, access to the largest online support network in the world and subsidized or free tobacco cessation medication. “We’re excited becau...