FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GTCR FUND VIII/B L P 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HealthSpring, Inc. [HS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C., SEARS TOWER #6100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 5,201,700 (1) (2) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Preferred Stock	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	(2) (4)	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GTCR FUND VIII/B L P C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C. SEARS TOWER #6100 CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402	Â	  X	Â	Â
GTCR PARTNERS VIII L P C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C. SEARS TOWER #6100 CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402	Â	  X	Â	Â
GTCR GOLDER RAUNER II LLC C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C. SEARS TOWER #6100 CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Thomas N. Blanchard under Powers of Attorney attached hereto		02/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thomas N. Blanchard under Powers of Attorney attached hereto		02/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thomas N. Blanchard under Powers of Attorney attached hereto		02/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Does not give effect to a one-for-two reverse common stock split effective immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering.
(2)	GTCR Fund VIII/B, L.P. ("Fund VIII/B") is the direct beneficial owner of the shares reported in Tables I and II. GTCR Partners VIII, L.P. ("Partners VIII") is the general partner of Fund VIII/B and GTCR Golder Rauner II, L.L.C. ("GTCR II") is the general partner of Partners VIII. As such, Partners VIII and GTCR II may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares reported in Tables I and II. The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that Partners VIII or GTCR II is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.
(3)	The Preferred Stock is convertible upon closing of the initial public offering of Common Stock.
(4)	The reporting person currently holds 19,405.118 shares of Preferred Stock. Each share of Preferred Stock is convertible into the number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (1) the sum of (a) $1,000 and (b) any accrued and unpaid dividends through the day immediately prior to the closing date of the initial public offering by (2) the per share initial public offering price of the Common Stock.

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