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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CLINE J MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Accretive Health, Inc. [AH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC., 401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/11/2011 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60611 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 11/11/2011   G V 100,000 D $ 0 7,266,016 (1) I See Footnote (1) Common Stock               35,143 (2) I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               60,078 (3) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CLINE J MICHAEL C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC. 401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2700 CHICAGO, IL 60611	X	X

Signatures

/s/ J. Michael Cline		11/15/2011
**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)	Represents shares of common stock beneficially owned by JMC Holdings, L.P., of which the Reporting Person is the general partner. The Reporting Person and JMC Holdings, L.P. disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the common stock in which such persons have no actual pecuniary interest. Includes 7,266,016 shares of common stock that were received by JMC Holdings, L.P. as part of a pro rata distribution from Accretive Investors SBIC, L.P. ("Accretive Investors") to its partners. In prior reports, the Reporting Person reported indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by Accretive Investors.
(2)	Represents shares of common stock beneficially owned by Accretive Associates SBIC, LLC, of which the Reporting Person is the managing member. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the Accretive Associates SBIC, LLC shares in which the Reporting Person has no actual pecuniary interest. Includes 35,143 shares of common stock that were received by Accretive Associates SBIC, LLC as part of a pro rata distribution from Accretive Investors to its partners. In prior reports, the Reporting Person reported indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by Accretive Investors.
(3)	These shares of common stock were received by the Reporting Person as part of a pro rata distribution from Accretive Investors to its partners. In prior reports, the Reporting Person reported indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by Accretive Investors.

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