0000704415-15-000036.txt : 20150722 0000704415-15-000036.hdr.sgml : 20150722 20150520154427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000704415-15-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEALTHWAYS, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000704415 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090] IRS NUMBER: 621117144 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 COOL SPRINGS BOULEVARD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37067 BUSINESS PHONE: 6156144929 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 COOL SPRINGS BOULEVARD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37067 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000322 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN HEALTHCORP INC /DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940211 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

May 20, 2015

VIA EDGAR

Ms. Tia Jenkins
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington D.C. 20549

RE:            Healthways, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
Filed March 13, 2015
Form 8-K
Filed February 24, 2015
File No. 000-19364


Dear Ms. Jenkins:

This is to confirm that we are in receipt of your letter dated May 14, 2015.  As discussed with Ms. Myra Moosariparambil, we respectfully request an extension for our response until June 12, 2015 to allow for input and analysis from various members of senior management, legal counsel, and external advisors.  If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at (615) 614-4389.

Sincerely,

/s/ Alfred Lumsdaine
Alfred Lumsdaine
Chief Financial Officer and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer