UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2011 (October 27, 2011)

HEALTHSPRING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware		001-32739		20-1821898
(State or other Jurisdiction of		(Commission		(IRS Employer
Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)
9009 Carothers Parkway
Suite 501
Franklin, Tennessee				37067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(615) 291-7000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

     On October 27, 2011, HealthSpring, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for and as of the quarter ended September 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     The attached press release includes a presentation of certain financial measures not computed in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company believes that the non-GAAP measures used in the release, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful to both management and investors in analyzing the Company’s ongoing business and operating performance. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, items prepared in accordance with GAAP that are presented in the release. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure has also been provided in the release.

     The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by HealthSpring, Inc. dated October 27, 2011.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		HEALTHSPRING, INC.
		By:		/s/ J. Gentry Barden   J. Gentry Barden
				Senior Vice President
Date: October 27, 2011

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by HealthSpring, Inc. dated October 27, 2011.