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| 1.                         | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Healthways, Inc. (this "report"); and                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2.                         | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
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|  Date: April 30, 2014 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                       | By: /s/ Ben R. Leedle, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                       | Ben R. Leedle, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                       | Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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