Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bolotin James M.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Accretive Health, Inc. [AH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC., 401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2700
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Corporate Controller
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60611
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 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)

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 05/18/2019 Common Stock 39,200 $ 12.98 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 04/22/2020 Common Stock 29,400 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bolotin James M.
C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC.
401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2700
CHICAGO, IL 60611
      Corporate Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Daniel A. Zaccardo, Attorney-in-Fact 05/19/2010
**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) The shares subject to the option vest in four equal annual installments beginning on May 11, 2010, and the option can be exercised immediately upon grant, provided that upon exercise the shares issued are subject to the same vesting and repurchase provisions that applied before exercise.
(2) The shares subject to the option vest in four equal annual installments beginning on April 22, 2011, and the option can be exercised immediately upon grant, provided that upon exercise the shares issued are subject to the same vesting and repurchase provisions that applied before exercise.
(3) The exercise price of this option is equal to the price per share at which Issuer's shares of common stock will be initially offered to the public in its initial public offering, provided that, if such offering does not occur within 90 days after the grant date, the Issuer's board of directors will make a new determination of the fair value of the common stock and the exercise price of this option will equal such fair value.

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