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HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE:HS) today announced that it will conduct a live webcast of its Investor Day conference to be held at the Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel in Miami, Florida, on January 23, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by Herbert A. Fritch, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of HealthSpring, and will feature presentations by the senior leadership of the Company, including representatives of the Company's local service areas, regarding HealthSpring's operational results, strategic outlook, and future initiatives. The Company also anticipates reporting guidance for estimated 2008 membership, revenue, and earnings per share, among other relevant financial and operating metrics. Following the presentation, analysts and investors attending the conference will be invited to tour one of the Leon Medical Centers' clinics in Miami. The webcast event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time) and conclude by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time). The investing public and media are invited to listen to the webcast of the presentation by visiting www.healthspring.com and selecting the "Investor Relations" link. The day's agenda will also be posted on the website as well as all of the slides to be presented. Following the conference, a webcast replay will be available at www.healthspring.com through February 29, 2008. To listen to the live webcast, please visit HealthSpring's website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the webcast to download and install any necessary audio software. Individuals who listen to the webcast will be presumed to have read HealthSpring's most recent filings with the SEC, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2007. About HealthSpring HealthSpring is based in Nashville, Tenn., and is one of the country's largest coordinated care plans whose primary focus is the Medicare Advantage market. HealthSpring currently owns and operates Medicare Advantage plans in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas and also offers a national stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan. For more information, visit www.healthspring.com. HTSP-G HealthSpring, Inc. Lankford Wade, Vice President, 615-236-6200 Quelle B.Wiere 05.12.2007