Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Healthways Inc. By The Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Ke...( RADNOR Pa. July 8 /- The followin...),Health

RADNOR, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP:

Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on behalf of all purchasers of securities of Healthways Inc. (Nasdaq: HWAY) ("Healthways" or the "Company") from October 17, 2007 through February 26, 2008, inclusive (the "Class Period").

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP (Darren J. Check, Esq. or David M. Promisloff, Esq.) toll free at 1-888-299-7706 or 1-610-667-7706, or via e-mail at info@sbtklaw.com.

The Complaint charges Healthways and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Healthways is a health and care support provider. More specifically, the Complaint alleges that the Company failed to disclose and misrepresented the following material adverse facts which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them: (1) that the Company was not meeting certain requirements, including the savings target, set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS"); (2) that due to this fact, it would be necessary for the Company to reimburse CMS for fees it had received through the Medicare Health Support pilot program ("MHS"); (3) that the Company was vulnerable to losing two key existing contracts; (4) that due to a reduced need for the Company's services, it was experiencing slower enrollment in an existing contract; (5) that the Company lacked
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