Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Barden J Gentry
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HealthSpring, Inc. [HS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Sec
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9009 CAROTHERS PARKWAY, SUITE 501		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2012
(Street)

FRANKLIN, TN 37067		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/25/2012   G V 1,200 D $ 0 38,461 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2012   D   21,373 (1) D (2) 17,088 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2012   D   13,681 D (3) 0 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2012   D   3,407 D (4) 0 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2012   A   1,739 (5) A $ 0 1,739 D  
Common Stock 01/31/2012   D   1,739 D (6) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 19.5 01/31/2012   D     17,252   (7) 02/19/2018 Common Stock 17,252 (7) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.16 01/31/2012   D     14,324   (8) 02/13/2019 Common Stock 14,324 (8) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.82 01/31/2012   D     6,181   (9) 02/11/2020 Common Stock 6,181 (9) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Barden J Gentry
9009 CAROTHERS PARKWAY
SUITE 501
FRANKLIN, TN 37067		       Senior VP, Gen Counsel & Sec  

Signatures

 J. Gentry Barden   02/01/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Includes 1,301 restricted shares of Company common stock which, upon the effective time of the merger (as described below), accelerated and fully vested pursuant to the terms of the HealthSpring, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 24, 2011, by and among HealthSpring, Inc. (the "Company"), Cigna Corporation ("Cigna") and Cigna Magnolia Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cigna, each share of the Company's common stock owned by the reporting person immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was, upon the effective time of the merger, converted into the right to receive $55.00 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.
(3) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this award of restricted shares of Company common stock granted under the HealthSpring, Inc. 2006 Amended and Restated Plan (the "2006 Plan") was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an award of 16,935 restricted shares of Cigna common stock. This award provided for restrictions with respect to these shares to lapse as follows: 50% on February 11, 2012; 25% on February 11, 2013; and 25% on February 11, 2014.
(4) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this award of restricted shares of Company common stock granted under the 2006 Plan was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an award of 4,217 restricted shares of Cigna common stock. This award provided for restrictions with respect to these shares to lapse as follows: 50% on March 7, 2013; 25% on March 7, 2014; and 25% on March 7, 2015.
(5) The reporting person was previously awarded 1,739 restricted shares of Company common stock under the 2006 Plan that vested over time based on future Company performance. Pursuant to the terms of the award, upon the effective time of the merger, the performance goals were deemed to have been met. The award provided for restrictions with respect to these shares to then lapse as follows: 50% on March 7, 2013; 25% on March 7, 2014; and 25% on March 7, 2015.
(6) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this award of restricted shares of Company common stock granted under the 2006 Plan was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an award of 2,152 restricted shares of Cigna common stock.
(7) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this option to purchase shares of Company common stock granted under the 2006 Plan was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an option to purchase 21,356 shares of Cigna common stock for $15.76 per share. This option provided for vesting as follows: 50% on February 19, 2010; 25% on February 19, 2011; and 25% on February 19, 2012.
(8) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this option to purchase shares of Company common stock granted under the 2006 Plan was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an option to purchase 17,731 shares of Cigna common stock for $12.25 per share. This option provided for vesting as follows: 50% on February 13, 2011; 25% on February 13, 2012; and 25% on February 13, 2013.
(9) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, this option to purchase shares of Company common stock granted under the 2006 Plan was assumed by Cigna and replaced with an option to purchase 7,651 shares of Cigna common stock for $14.40 per share. This option provided for vesting as follows: 50% on February 11, 2012; 25% on February 11, 2013; and 25% on February 11, 2014.

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