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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 * COLLIFLOWER MICHAEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HealthMarkets, Inc. [N/A] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 9151 BOULEVARD 26 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2008 (Street) NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 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

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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

Stock Option

$ 26.49

03/13/2008

A

1,083 (1)

06/26/2007

06/26/2016

Class A-1 Common Stock

1,083

$ 26.49

30,795

D

Stock Option

$ 27.86

03/13/2008

A

437 (2)

08/30/2007

08/30/2016

Class A-1 Common Stock

437

$ 27.86

31,232

D

Stock Option

$ 7.34 (3)

07/06/2006

10/04/2010

Class A-1 Common Stock

2,338 (3)

31,232

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLLIFLOWER MICHAEL 9151 BOULEVARD 26 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180			Executive Vice President

Signatures

Michael A. Colliflower By /s/ Peggy G. Simpson, POA		03/17/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On June 26, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer approved a grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase 8,667 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, which would vest based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria, as follows: (i) 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, (ii) 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date, (iii) 17% on the third anniversary of the grant date, (iv) 17% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and (v) the remaining 16% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. On March 13, 2008, the Issuer determined that the performance criteria for the second 25% had been met to the extent of 50%, or 12.5%, which will result in vesting of the option as to 1,083 shares on June 26, 2008, subject to the reporting person's continued employment as of such date.
(2)	On August 30, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer approved a grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase 3,500 shares of Class A-1 Common Stock, which would vest based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria, as follows: (i) 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, (ii) 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date, (iii) 17% on the third anniversary of the grant date, (iv) 17% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and (v) the remaining 16% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. On March 13, 2008, the Issuer determined that the performance criteria for the second 25% had been met to the extent of 50%, or 12.5%, which will result in vesting of the option as to 437 shares on August 30, 2008, subject to the reporting person's continued employment as of such date.
(3)	The option was previously reported as covering 1,854 shares at an exercise price of $9.25, but, in accordance with the 1987 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, was adjusted to reflect an extraordinary dividend paid on May 14, 2007.

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