MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS INC
10-Q, 1999-08-13
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549

                            Form 10-Q

[X] Quarterly report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange  Act  of  1934  for  the quarterly period
    ended June 30, 1999 or

[ ] Transition report pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission file number: 0-12024
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                   MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
      ------------------------------------------------------
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                95-3615709
- -------------------------------               -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

1149 South Broadway Street, Los Angeles, California      90015
- ---------------------------------------------------   ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (213)765-2000

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    Indicate by  check  mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be  filed  by  Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of  1934  during  the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period  that  the registrant was required to
file such reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                    Yes  [ X ]     No  [  ]

    Indicate by  check  mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or
15(d) of the Securities  Exchange  Act  of 1934 subsequent to the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

                    Yes  [ X ]     No  [  ]

Common Stock, $.01 par  value  - 17,925,381 shares outstanding as
of May 12, 1999.
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
        ---------------------
Item 1: Financial Statements
        --------------------

          MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
             (Amounts in thousands except par value)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               June 30,   December 31,
                                                                1999         1998
                                                             ----------   ----------
<S>                                                          <C>          <C>
CURRENT ASSETS                                               (Unaudited)
  Cash and cash equivalents................................. $   49,918   $   48,507
  Marketable securities.....................................      3,744       11,345
  Accounts receivable, net..................................     33,461       36,587
  Deferred tax asset........................................      5,095        5,082
  Prepaid expenses..........................................      6,256        5,502
  Other current assets......................................        248          470
                                                             ----------   ----------
    TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS....................................     98,722      107,493
                                                             ----------   ----------
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  Leasehold improvements....................................      5,461        5,450
  Furniture and equipment...................................     17,758       17,717
                                                             ----------   ----------
                                                                 23,219       23,167
    Less accumulated depreciation and amortization..........     21,808       21,714
                                                             ----------   ----------
    NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT..............................      1,411        1,453
                                                             ----------   ----------
LONG-TERM ASSETS
  Restricted investments....................................      8,087       13,749
  Deferred tax asset........................................     13,098       13,085
  Intangible assets, net....................................        434          474
                                                             ----------   ----------
    TOTAL LONG-TERM ASSETS..................................     21,619       27,308
                                                             ----------   ----------

    TOTAL ASSETS............................................ $  121,752   $  136,254
                                                             ==========   ==========

CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Estimated claims and other health care costs payable...... $   55,553   $   62,494
  Accounts payable..........................................      1,932        1,591
  Deferred income...........................................      1,113        7,416
  Accrued salary expense....................................      3,492        2,157
  Other current liabilities.................................      8,362        9,075
                                                             ----------   ----------
    TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES...............................     70,452       82,733
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES.......................................      2,417          565
                                                             ----------   ----------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES.......................................     72,869       83,298
                                                             ----------   ----------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Common stock, $.01 par value - 40,000 shares authorized,
    1999 - 17,925 shares and 1998 - 17,925 shares issued and
    outstanding.............................................        179          179
  Additional paid-in capital................................    254,250      254,250
  Notes receivable from shareholders........................     (2,577)      (5,159)
  Accumulated deficit.......................................   (202,967)    (196,348)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).............         (2)          34
                                                             ----------   ----------
    TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY..............................     48,883       52,956
                                                             ----------   ----------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY.............. $  121,752   $  136,254
                                                             ==========   ==========


                           See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>
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         MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         (Amounts in thousands except per share data)
                          (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          For the three                For the six
                                                           months ended               months ended
                                                             June 30,                   June 30,
                                                      ----------------------      ----------------------
                                                         1999         1998           1999        1998
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>             <C>         <C>
REVENUES
   Commercial premiums............................... $  101,624  $  119,812      $  203,486  $  238,770
   Medicaid premiums.................................     51,158      51,946         103,685     100,235
   Medicare premiums.................................     21,948      13,614          41,572      25,918
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
     TOTAL PREMIUMS..................................    174,730     185,372         348,743     364,923

   Investment income.................................        856       1,380           1,801       2,974
   Other income......................................        117         361           4,327       1,205
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
     TOTAL REVENUES..................................    175,703     187,113         354,871     369,102
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
EXPENSES
   Physician services................................     68,192      73,954         135,113     146,683
   Hospital services.................................     64,499      70,416         132,399     133,084
   Outpatient services...............................     22,241      30,869          47,246      60,226
   Other health care expense.........................      2,819       4,252           6,112       8,603
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
     TOTAL HEALTH CARE EXPENSES......................    157,751     179,491         320,870     348,596

   Marketing, general and administrative expenses....     16,665      17,196          31,673      32,609
   Depreciation and amortization.....................        226         187             447         375
   Loss contracts, divestiture costs and management
     settlement charges..............................                 10,000           8,500      10,000
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------

     TOTAL EXPENSES..................................    174,642     206,874         361,490     391,580
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS........................      1,061     (19,761)         (6,619)    (22,478)

INCOME TAX BENEFIT...................................
                                                      ----------  ----------      ----------  ----------
NET INCOME (LOSS).................................... $    1,061  $  (19,761)     $   (6,619) $  (22,478)
                                                      ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic:
   Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share............ $      .06  $    (1.10)     $     (.37) $    (1.25)
                                                      ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========
   Weighted average number of common shares
     outstanding.....................................     17,925      17,925          17,925      17,931
                                                      ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========

Diluted:
   Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share.......... $      .06  $    (1.10)     $     (.37) $    (1.25)
                                                      ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========
   Weighted average number of common and common
     dilutive potential shares outstanding...........     17,931      17,925          17,925      17,931
                                                      ==========  ==========      ==========  ==========




                      See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>
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                                   MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                              (Amounts in thousands)
                                                    (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                          For the six months
                                                                             ended June 30,

                                                                          1999         1998
                                                                       ----------   ----------
<S>                                                                    <C>          <C>
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net loss.......................................................... $   (6,619)  $  (22,478)
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for
    operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..................................        447          375
       Benefit from deferred income taxes.............................        (26)         (68)
       Loss contracts, divestiture costs and management
         settlement charges...........................................      5,235       10,000
       Amortization of restricted stock...............................                      58
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
         Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable...................      3,126       (4,872)
         Decrease in estimated claims and other health
           care costs payable.........................................     (6,941)      (3,292)
         Decrease in deferred income..................................     (6,303)      (5,789)
         Changes in other miscellaneous assets and liabilities........       (766)      (3,569)
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    Net cash used for operating activities............................    (11,847)     (29,635)
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

       Purchases of property and equipment............................       (305)        (262)
       Dispositions of property and equipment.........................        420
       Decrease (increase) in restricted investments..................      5,662          (69)
       Reductions to long-term receivables............................                     509
       Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities....      9,779       29,871
       Purchases of marketable securities.............................     (2,214)     (10,929)
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    Net cash provided by investing activities.........................     13,342       19,120
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       Payments on capital lease obligations..........................        (84)        (192)
       Stock options exercised........................................                     160
       Repurchase of restricted stock.................................                    (344)
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    Net cash used for financing activities............................        (84)        (376)
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents..............      1,411      (10,891)
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period..................     48,507       51,881
                                                                       ----------   ----------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period........................ $   49,918   $   40,990
                                                                       ==========   ==========
    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
         Cash paid during the period for -
           Interest................................................... $            $       57

    Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:
         Capital lease obligations incurred for purchase of property
           and equipment.............................................. $      414

         Forgiveness of note receivable from shareholder.............. $      145

         Allowance for forgiveness of note receivable from
         shareholder.................................................. $    2,542



                          See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                    MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       (Amounts in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                          Accumulated
                                 Number of          Additional                               Other
                                  Common    Common   Paid-in               Accumulated   Comprehensive
                                  Shares     Stock   Capital      Other      Deficit     Income (Loss)   Total
                                 ---------  ------  ----------  --------  -------------  ------------- --------
<S>                              <C>        <C>     <C>         <C>       <C>            <C>           <C>
Balances at December 31, 1997...    17,936  $  179  $  254,376  $ (4,704) $    (168,815)               $ 81,036

  Comprehensive income (loss)
    Net loss....................                                                (27,533)                (27,533)

    Other comprehensive income,
    net of tax, related to
    unrealized gains on
    marketable securities.......                                                         $         34        34
                                                                                                       --------
    Comprehensive income (loss).                                                                        (27,499)

  Stock options exercised.......        20                 160                                              160

  Restricted stock amortized....                            58                                               58

  Retirement of restricted
  stock.........................       (31)               (344)                                            (344)

  Notes receivable from
  shareholders..................                                    (455)                                  (455)
                                 ---------  ------  ----------  --------  -------------  ------------- --------
Balances at December 31, 1998...    17,925     179     254,250    (5,159)      (196,348)           34    52,956

  Comprehensive income (loss)
    Net loss....................                                                 (6,619)                 (6,619)

    Other comprehensive loss,
    net of tax, related to
    unrealized losses on
    marketable securities.......                                                                  (36)      (36)
                                                                                                       --------
    Comprehensive income (loss).                                                                         (6,655)

  Notes receivable from
  shareholders..................                                    (105)                                  (105)

  Forgiveness of notes
  receivable from shareholder...                                   2,687                                  2,687
                                 ---------  ------  ----------  --------  -------------  ------------- --------
Balances at June 30, 1999.......    17,925  $  179  $  254,250  $ (2,577) $    (202,967) $         (2) $ 48,883
                                 =========  ======  ==========  ========  =============  ============= ========


                               See notes to consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>
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          MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Basis of Presentation
- ---------------------
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("MHP"), is a
holding company which owns various subsidiaries, primarily health
maintenance organizations ("HMOs").    The accompanying unaudited
consolidated  financial   statements   have   been   prepared  in
accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles for
interim financial information.  In the opinion of management, all
adjustments considered necessary  for  a fair presentation, which
consist  solely  of  normal   recurring  adjustments,  have  been
included.      All   significant   inter-company   balances   and
transactions have been eliminated.

For further information on MHP and subsidiaries (collectively the
"Company") refer  to  the  consolidated  financial statements and
accompanying footnotes included in the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K as filed  with  the  Securities and Exchange Commission
for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Other Income
- ------------

Other Income includes the recognition  of $4.1 million related to
a settlement  reached  by  the  Company  in  connection  with the
operation of a Medicaid  managed  care  program from 1986 through
1989.  On  March  26,  1999,  the  United States Bankruptcy Court
approved the settlement and the  order  became final on April 19,
1999.  Pursuant to the  settlement agreement the Company received
the settlement funds in early May 1999.

NOTE 2 - LOSS CONTRACTS AND MANAGEMENT SETTLEMENT CHARGES

In the first quarter  of  1999,  the  Company incurred charges of
$3.0 million for  loss  contracts  associated  with the Company's
commercial healthcare  operations  in  North  and South Carolina.
The Company has ceased  offering  commercial health care coverage
in the Carolinas health  plans  beyond  March  1999.  The Company
recorded in the first quarter  of  1999 a $5.5 million management
settlement charge  related  to  a  settlement  with the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, Peter  J.  Ratican pursuant to which Mr.
Ratican terminated his employment agreement, retired as President
and CEO of the Company and  did not seek re-election to the Board
of Directors.

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Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         -------------------------------------------------
         Condition and Results of Operations
         -----------------------------------

Results of Operations

The Company reported  net  income  of  $1.1  million for the three
months ended June  30,  1999,  compared  to  a  net  loss of $19.8
million (including  a $10.0  million charge for loss contracts and
divestiture  costs  related   to   health   plans  identified  for
disposition) for the same three month  period in 1998.  Net income
per common share was $.06 for  the second quarter of 1999 compared
to a net loss per  common  share  of  $1.10 for the same period in
1998. The  Company's  premium  revenues  for  its  core operations
increased by $13 million or 8.1%  over the prior year quarter as a
result of premium  rate  increases  in  all  lines of business and
enrollment growth in the  Medicaid  and Medicare lines of business
generated by the California and Indiana health plans.

Last year, Maxicare implemented  a strategic restructuring program
to exit unprofitable markets by  asset  sales or plan closings and
concentrate on its health  care  businesses in California, Indiana
and Louisiana (the "core operations").  As of June 30, 1999, these
core  health  plans   accounted   for   commercial  membership  of
approximately   277,000    members,    Medicaid    membership   of
approximately  187,000   members   and   Medicare   membership  of
approximately 14,000 members.

Premium revenues for the second quarter of 1999 decreased by $10.6
million to $174.7 million, a decrease of 5.7% as compared to 1998.
This decrease was a result of  a $23.6 million decrease in premium
revenues  related   to    the  Company's non-core operations which
have been divested  as  of  June  30,  1999,  except for the North
Carolina  Medicaid  line  of  business,  which  is  anticipated to
continue through September 1999.

Commercial premiums for the second quarter of 1999 decreased $18.2
million to $101.6 million as  compared to $119.8 million for 1998.
The  Company's  commercial   premiums   for  its  core  operations
increased by $2.0 million to  $101.7  million for 1999 as compared
to $99.7 million for 1998 primarily due to premium rate increases.
The Company's commercial  membership  for  its  core operations of
276,600 members as of  June  30,  1999  decreased by 9,400 members
primarily as a result of  the Company's strategic decision to exit
certain  commercial  business  in  southern  Indiana.  The average
commercial premium revenue per member per month ("PMPM") increased
5.8% as compared to 1998.

Medicaid premiums for  the  second  quarter  of 1999 decreased $.7
million to $51.2 million as compared to $51.9 million for 1998.

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The Company's Medicaid premiums  for its core operations increased
by  $2.6  million  as  a  result  of  premium  rate  increases  in
California and Indiana and a  4.3% membership increase. As of June
30, 1999 the California and  Indiana  health plans had 118,200 and
69,000  Medicaid  members,   respectively.  The  average  Medicaid
premium PMPM for the  core  operations increased by 1.1% primarily
due  to  an  approximate  14%  premium  rate  increase  in Indiana
partially offset by the  greater  membership growth in Los Angeles
County which has  a  lower  premium  PMPM  as  compared to that of
Indiana and other California counties.

Medicare premiums for the  second  quarter  of 1999 increased $8.3
million to $21.9  million  as  compared  to  1998  as  a result of
premium  rate  increases  and   membership   growth  in  both  the
California and Indiana  health  plans.  As  of  June  30, 1999 the
California and Indiana health  plans  had 8,700 and 5,700 members,
respectively, representing an increase in membership of 5,000 from
1998 primarily as a  result  of  growth in California. The average
Medicare PMPM increased by 4.8%  due  to premium rate increases in
both California and Indiana  and  due to greater membership growth
in California, which has a higher average Medicare premium PMPM as
compared to that of Indiana.

Investment income for the second  quarter of 1999 decreased by $.5
million to $.9 million as compared  to  1998 due to lower cash and
investment balances as well as lower investment yields.

Health care expenses for  the  second  quarter of 1999 were $157.8
million as compared to $179.5  million  for 1998. This decrease of
$21.7 million was primarily  due  to  the  decrease in health care
expenses  associated  with  the   divestitures  of  the  Company's
Illinois and Wisconsin health  plans and Carolinas commercial line
of business offset in part by  an increase to health care expenses
as a result of growth  in  the  core operations and an increase to
pharmacy costs.  Although prescription  drug costs are expected to
continue to rise, the Company  believes the changes implemented in
the third quarter  of  1998  have  somewhat  mitigated this trend.
Additionally, the  Company  believes  this  trend  will be further
mitigated   by   benefit   design   changes   and   the  continued
implementation of enhanced procedures and controls to promote cost
effective use of prescription drug benefits.

Marketing, general and  administrative  ("M,G&A") expenses for the
second quarter of 1999 decreased  $.5  million to $16.7 million as
compared to $17.2 million for  1998 which included $1.2 million of
costs related to a shareholder action. M,G&A expenses were 9.5% of
premium revenues  for  the  second  quarter  of  1999  and 9.3% of
premium revenues for the same period in 1998.

The Company reported a net loss  of $6.6 million or $.37 per share
for the six months ended June 30, 1999, which included an $8.5

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million charge for loss  contracts and management settlement costs
and $4.1 million of other  income  from a litigation settlement as
compared to a net loss of $22.5 million or $1.25 per share for the
comparable period  a  year  ago,  which  included  a $10.0 million
charge for loss contracts and  divestiture costs related to health
plans identified for disposition.    Premium  revenues for the six
months ended  June  30,  1999  decreased  $16.2  million to $348.7
million as compared to  $364.9  million  for  1998.  The Company's
premiums for its core operations increased $30.7 million to $345.6
million for 1999 as compared  to $314.9 million for 1998 primarily
due  to  commercial   premium   rate  increases  and  governmental
membership growth.  Health care  expenses for the six months ended
June  30,  1999  decreased  $27.7  million  to  $320.9  million as
compared to $348.6 million for  1998.  This decrease was primarily
due to the decrease  in  health  care expenses associated with the
divestitures of the Company's  Illinois and Wisconsin health plans
and Carolinas commercial line  of  business  offset  in part by an
increase to health care expenses as a result of growth in the core
operations,  an  increase  to  health  care  claims  reserves  for
unanticipated and  high  dollar  claim  costs  and  an increase to
pharmacy costs. M,G & A expenses decreased $.9 million for the six
months ended June  30,  1998,  but  increased  as  a percentage of
premium revenues to 9.1% from 8.9%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

All of MHP's  operating  subsidiaries  are  direct subsidiaries of
MHP.  The operating  HMOs  and  Maxicare Life and Health Insurance
Company ("MLH") currently  pay  monthly  fees  to  MHP pursuant to
administrative  services   agreements   for   various  management,
financial, legal,  computer  and  telecommunications services. The
Company's HMOs are  federally  qualified  and  are licensed in the
states where they operate. MLH is licensed in 35 states as of June
30, 1999 including the  three  states  in which the Company's core
HMOs operate. The  Company's  HMOs  and  MLH  are subject to state
regulations  which  require   compliance  with  certain  statutory
deposit, dividend distribution and net worth requirements.  To the
extent  the  operating  HMOs  and   MLH  must  comply  with  these
regulations,  they  may  not  have  the  financial  flexibility to
transfer funds to MHP.    MHP's  proportionate share of net assets
(after inter-company eliminations) which, at June 30, 1999 may not
be transferred  to  MHP  by  subsidiaries  in  the  form of loans,
advances or cash dividends without the consent of a third party is
referred to as "Restricted Net  Assets".  Restricted Net Assets of
these operating subsidiaries were $28.4  million at June 30, 1999,
with  deposit  requirements  and   limitations  imposed  by  state
regulations on  the  distribution  of  dividends representing $8.3
million  and  $7.1   million   of   the   Restricted  Net  Assets,
respectively, and  net  worth  requirements  in  excess of deposit
requirements and dividend limitations representing the remaining

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$13.0 million.  The Company's  total Restricted Net Assets at June
30, 1999 were $28.4 million.  In  addition  to the $2.9 million in
cash, cash  equivalents  and  marketable  securities  held by MHP,
approximately $1.9 million in funds held by operating subsidiaries
could be considered available for transfer to MHP at June 30, 1999
(collectively, the "Available Cash").

In September and  October  1998,  MHP  completed  the  sale of its
Wisconsin and Illinois  health  plans.    Under  the  terms of the
respective stock sales agreements, MHP retained certain assets and
liabilities of the health plans (including premium receivables and
estimated claims payable) which  related  to the operations of the
health plans prior to  October  1,  1998.   In September 1998, the
Company announced  it  would  cease  offering  in  North and South
Carolina commercial health care coverage beyond March 1999.  As of
June 30, 1999 the  Company's  estimated  claims payable related to
the Wisconsin, Illinois and  Carolinas health plans (the "divested
health plans") aggregated approximately $1.8  million.  As of June
30, 1999 the divested health  plans  had cash and cash equivalents
and  marketable   securities   of   $.3   million  and  restricted
investments of  $1.1  million.    The  $1.1  million in restricted
investments is on deposit  with  the  North Carolina Department of
Insurance and South Carolina  Department of Insurance. The Company
believes the cash resources of  the  divested health plans and the
Available Cash  will  be  adequate  to  fund  the  payment  of the
estimated claims  payable  balance  as  of  June  30,  1999 of the
divested health plans  and  additional  cash requirements, if any,
that may be  imposed  by  the  regulators  of  the divested health
plans.

The Company believes the restructuring program implemented in 1998
along with other operational  initiatives  will result in the core
HMO operations returning  to  profitability  in 1999. In addition,
the  Company  believes  the  core  HMO  operations  will  generate
positive cash flow from operations  in 1999.  The Company believes
that for the foreseeable future  it will have sufficient resources
to  fund  ongoing  operations   and   obligations  and  remain  in
compliance  with   statutory   financial   requirements   for  its
California, Indiana and Louisiana HMOs and MLH.

Although  the  Company  believes  it  will  have  sufficient  cash
resources to operate in  the  near  term,  in the event additional
cash resources are  required,  the  Company  may  seek to obtain a
committed line of credit or another source of financing.  However,
the Company cannot state with any degree of certainty at this time
whether it could obtain such  line  of credit or another source of
financing, and if available,  whether  such  financing would be at
terms and conditions acceptable to the Company.

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Forward Looking Information

General  -  This  Quarterly  Report   on  Form  10-Q  contains  and
incorporates by  reference  forward  looking  statements within the
"safe  harbor"  provisions  of  the  Private  Securities Litigation
Reform Act  of  1995.    Reference  is  made  in  particular to the
discussion set forth  under  "Item  2.  Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition  and  Results of Operations".  Such
statements  are   based   on   certain   assumptions   and  current
expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many
of which  are  beyond  the  Company's  control.    These  risks and
uncertainties include unanticipated costs and losses related to the
sales  of  the  Company's  Wisconsin  and  Illinois  health  plans,
unanticipated costs and losses related to terminating the Carolinas
commercial health care  lines  of  business, limitations on premium
levels, greater than anticipated  increases in healthcare expenses,
loss of contracts with  providers, insolvency of providers, benefit
mandates,  variances  in  anticipated  enrollment  as  a  result of
competition or other factors,  changes  to  the  laws or funding of
Medicare   and   Medicaid   programs,   and   increased  regulatory
requirements for dividending,  minimum  capital,  reserve and other
financial solvency requirements. The  effects of the aforementioned
risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse impact on the
liquidity and  capital  resources  of  MHP  and  the Company. These
statements are  forward  looking  and  actual  results could differ
materially from those projected  in the forward looking statements,
which statements involve  risks  and  uncertainties.   In addition,
past financial performance is  not necessarily a reliable indicator
of future  performance  and  investors  should  not  use historical
performance  to  anticipate   results   or  future  period  trends.
Shareholders are also  directed  to  disclosures  in this and other
documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

Business  Strategy  -  The  Company's  business  strategy  includes
strengthening its  position  in  the  core  markets  it  serves by:
marketing an expanded range of  managed care products and services,
providing superior service  to  the  Company's members and employer
groups, enhancing  long-term  relationships  and  arrangements with
health care providers,  and  selectively targeting geographic areas
within a  state  for  expansion  through  increased  penetration or
development  of  new  areas.    The  Company  continually evaluates
opportunities to  expand  its  business  as  well  as evaluates the
investment in these businesses.

Business Risk - The  Company  is  faced  with  various risks to its
operations which include, but are not limited to, the following: 1)
loss of profitable membership  as  a  result of inability to retain
existing members or  attract  new  members  due to competition from
large  competitors  and  other   factors,  the  effect  of  premium
increases, and the loss of Medicaid and/or Medicare contracts; 2)

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reduction in premium rates  as  a  result of competitive commercial
pricing and reductions  in  premium  reimbursement for Medicaid and
Medicare programs; 3) loss of significant provider contracts due to
provider network  instability,  provider  insolvencies,  failure to
secure continuation of  existing  provider  contracts or failure to
secure new cost-effective  provider  contracts;  and 4) unfavorable
governmental  regulation  including  benefit  mandates, malpractice
liability   legislation,    limitation    on   capitated   provider
arrangements, increases  to  required  capital  and other financial
solvency  requirements  (such   as   the  National  Association  of
Insurance  Commissioners  proposal  that  states  adopt  risk-based
capital standards requiring  new  minimum capitalization thresholds
for HMOs and other risk-bearing health care entities).  These risks
could  result  in  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's
operations, financial  position,  results  of  operations  and cash
flows.

The Company's California  HMO  has  a multi-year capitated contract
arrangement with  MedPartners  Provider  Network,  Inc.  ("MPN"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of  MedPartners, Inc. ("MedPartners"), that
as of June 30, 1999  provided health care services to approximately
29,700  commercial  members,  1,800   Medicare  members  and  3,500
Medicaid members.    In  November  1998,  MedPartners announced its
intention to divest  its  physician  groups  and physician practice
management business which includes the operations of MPN.  On March
11, 1999  the  California  Department  of  Corporations (the "DOC")
appointed a conservator to  manage  the  operations of MPN; and the
conservator, on  behalf  of  MPN,  filed  a  voluntary petition for
relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the  Central  District of California (the "DOC
Actions").  In  connection  with  MPN's  Chapter 11 filing, certain
non-contracted providers of MPN have asserted that the health plans
contracting through MPN remain liable for any unpaid obligations of
MPN related to the provision of covered health care services to the
members of  the  respective  health  plans.  Under  an  amended and
restated settlement agreement  among  the  DOC, MPN and MedPartners
(the "Global Settlement"), MedPartners  has agreed to fund, subject
to the satisfaction  of  certain  conditions and funding commitment
limitations, MPN's liabilities to its providers and the liabilities
of MedPartners' affiliated  medical  groups.  The Global Settlement
provides for the sale  of MedPartners California physician practice
groups (the "California Operations").    The sale of the California
Operations will facilitate  continuity  of  care  for the Company's
California HMO's  members  by  allowing  members  to maintain their
existing physician relationship.  In  connection  with  the sale of
certain of the California  Operations, the Company's California HMO
and other California HMOs have been asked to collectively loan  $12
million for the  benefit  of  the  purchaser  (the  "Plan Loan") to
assure that the  purchaser  has  adequate  working capital and that
continuity of  care  can  be  maintained.    If  consented  to, the
California HMO's share of the Plan Loan would be approximately

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$500,000 and would depend on  an acceptable agreement being reached
on the terms and  conditions  for  the  Plan  Loan by and among the
California HMOs, MedPartners  and  the  purchaser.    The terms and
provisions of the Plan Loan  are  subject to negotiations among the
parties to the Plan  Loan  and  have  not been finalized. Effective
June 1, 1999  the  California  HMO  assumed  the financial risk for
institutional care of its members  from  MPN. Neither the effect of
the DOC Actions, the Global  Settlement nor the Company's potential
business  and  financial  risks  associated  with  its  contractual
arrangement with MPN is known  at  this point in time; however, the
effect of these risks could have a material effect on the Company's
operations, financial  position,  results  of  operations  and cash
flows.

Year 2000 - The Company has initiated a Year 2000 readiness program
to  assess  Year  2000  issues  relative  to  its  major  computing
information systems and  related  business  processes.  The Company
formalized the  program  in  1997  with  an  initial  focus  on the
Company's existing core legacy  software  application systems.  The
program has been expanded  to  include  a company-wide inventory of
desktop  systems,  networks,   telecommunications  and  other  non-
information technology systems.   In conjunction with the inventory
process, the Company is identifying the critical business functions
and assessing the related  business  risks and Year 2000 compliance
status of the various systems  and  system elements.  In support of
this assessment effort, the  Company  has initiated a communication
and education  effort  within  the  Company  to  promote a thorough
understanding of the Year 2000  issue  and  associated risks.  As a
result  of  the  assessment  process,  selected  systems  are being
retired and replaced with packaged software from large vendors that
is Year 2000 compliant.   The  total  estimated cost of the program
incurred since 1997 is  approximately $850,000 and projected future
costs of the  program  are  estimated  to approximate an additional
$300,000.  Implementation costs are expensed as incurred. Given its
experience in developing and managing  its core legacy systems, the
Company believes that its internal personnel resources are adequate
to meet most Year 2000 compliance needs and that, accordingly, such
implementation costs are not expected  to have a material impact on
the  Company's   consolidated   financial   position,   results  of
operations or cash flows.  As  of June 30, 1999, the Company's core
legacy systems are  approximately  95%  complete  as to testing and
confirmation as  Year  2000  compliant.    The  Company expects its
legacy and other systems to be Year 2000 compliant by October 1999.

The Company continues the  process  of contacting its major vendors
and customers, primarily employer groups, governmental contractors,
and healthcare providers, to evaluate their Year 2000 readiness and
to gain reasonable  assurance  regarding  Year 2000 compliance. The
Company cannot ensure that the systems of its vendors and customers

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will be timely updated to be  Year 2000 compliant or the failure of
a vendor or customer to become Year 2000 compliant would not have a
material adverse effect on the  Company.  Based upon the outcome of
its contacts  with  major  vendors  and  customers,  the Company is
developing business process contingency plans to mitigate Year 2000
issues. As part of  the  contingency  planning process, the Company
will estimate the cost  of  implementing its contingency plans. The
Company   expects   the   contingency   planning   process   to  be
substantially completed by October 1999.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
         -----------------
Item 1:  Legal Proceedings
         -----------------
The information contained in "Part  I, Item 3 Legal Proceedings" of
the  Company's  1998  Annual   Report   on   Form  10-K  is  hereby
incorporated by reference and the following information updates the
information   contained   in   the   relevant   subparts   thereof;
accordingly, for a  discussion  of  Alpha  Health Systems, Inc. and
California Family Care Services,  Inc.  see  pages 32 through 33 of
the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

a.   FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE

On February 16, 1998  the  Foundation  For  Medical Care of Central
Illinois ("Foundation") filed a complaint  in the State of Illinois
Circuit Court, Sangamon County against Maxicare Illinois a division
of the Company's  former  subsidiary  Maxicare  Health Plans of the
Midwest, Inc., ("Illinois Plan")  for  declaratory relief and for a
preliminary injunction arising out  of the Foundation's termination
of a provider agreement with  the former Illinois Plan (State Court
Action").  Pursuant to a  settlement agreement between the Company,
the purchaser of the  Illinois  Plan,  and the Foundation the State
Court Action and an  unrelated  action  by the former Illinois Plan
against the Foundation  asserting  claims  for violation of federal
anti-trust laws have been  dismissed  with  prejudice.  In exchange
for the dismissals the Company  paid $600,000 to the Foundation and
agreed to the release of  escrowed payments made under the provider
agreement to  the  Foundation.    The  Company  will  no  longer be
reporting on this matter.

b.  MANAGED HEALTH SERVICES

On June 30,  1999  Maxicare  Indiana,  Inc. ("Maxicare Indiana"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Maxicare  Health Plans, Inc., received a
"Written Notice of  Dispute"  from  Coordinated Care Corporation of
Indiana, Inc. d.b.a. Managed  Health  Services ("MHS") concerning a
capitated contract  arrangement  between  MHS  and Maxicare Indiana
effective as of July 1, 1998 pursuant to which MHS agreed to

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administer Maxicare  Indiana's  Medicaid  program  for the Southern
Region of Indiana (the "MHS Contract").  In its Notice, MHS alleges
certain breaches  of  the  MHS  Contract  by  Maxicare  Indiana and
contends that it  relied  upon  material misrepresentations made by
Maxicare Indiana  in  entering  into  the  MHS  Contract.   MHS has
demanded  $4,600,000  in  damages   through  April  1,  1999,  plus
additional damages for losses incurred  beyond that point.  MHS has
also demanded the termination  or  reformation of the MHS Contract.
MHS subsequently notified  Maxicare  Indiana  that  it will seek to
terminate the MHS  Contract  effective  September  30,  1999 if the
aforementioned matters are not cured  by  August 30, 1999.  MHS has
further stated that it intends  to  file for binding arbitration of
this  dispute  with  the  American  Arbitration  Association.   The
Company is currently  assessing  its  alternatives in responding to
the  Notice.  The  Company   believes  that  Maxicare  Indiana  has
meritorious defenses to  the  issues  and  claims  in dispute, will
prevail on the  merits  and  intends  to vigorously defend Maxicare
Indiana Inc.'s position. The  Company  is also exploring its "legal
and operational" options in the event  MHS is able to terminate the
MHS Contract; however, no  alternative  arrangements have been made
and the Company cannot  state  what  financial impact, if any, such
termination may have  with  respect  to  the Medicaid operations of
Maxicare Indiana.

c.  OTHER LITIGATION

The Company is a defendant in a number of other lawsuits arising in
the ordinary course from  its  operations, including cases in which
the plaintiffs assert claims  against  the Company or third parties
that assert breach  of  contract,  indemnity or contribution claims
against the Company for  malpractice,  negligence, bad faith in the
failure to pay  claims  on  a  timely  basis  or denial of coverage
seeking compensatory,  fraud  and,  in  certain instances, punitive
damages in an  indeterminate  amount  which  may be material and/or
seeking other forms  of  equitable  relief.    The Company does not
believe that the ultimate determination  of these cases will either
individually or in the aggregate have a material, adverse effect on
the Company's business or operations.

Item 2:  Change in Securities
         --------------------

         None

Item 3:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
         -------------------------------

         None

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Item 4:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
         ---------------------------------------------------

         Annual Meeting of Shareholders

         The Company's Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders was held in
         the Sunset Room of  the  Transamerica  Center Tower at 1150
         South Olive Street in Los Angeles  on June 30, 1999 at 8:00
         a.m. (Pacific Time).    The Company's shareholders approved
         by ballot and  by  proxy  the  two  proposals set forth for
         shareholder consideration which were as follows:

         Proposal #1: Provided for  the election of three Directors,
         Mr. George H. Bigelow,  Mr.  Thomas  W.  Field, Jr. and Mr.
         Simon J.  Whitmey  to  serve  until  the  year  2002 Annual
         Meeting of Shareholders.  Of  the 14,514,813 votes cast for
         purposes electing  three  directors;  (i)  14,351,489 votes
         were cast for Mr. Bigelow  and 163,324 votes were withheld;
         (ii) 13,923,646 were cast  for  Mr. Field and 591,167 votes
         were withheld; and (iii) 14,351,438 votes were cast for Mr.
         Whitmey and 163,375  votes  were  withheld.   Following the
         meeting, Claude S. Brinegar,  Robert M. Davies, Florence F.
         Courtright, Paul R. Dupee, Elwood I. Kleaver and Charles E.
         Lewis, continued to serve as directors of the Company.

         Proposal #2:  Provided  for  the  adoption of the Company's
         1999 Stock Option Plan.   Of  the 10,800,613 votes cast for
         adoption of the Company's 1999 Stock Option Plan, 9,685,758
         votes were cast  for  approval,  1,102,927  votes were cast
         against approval, and 11,928 votes were withheld.

Item 5:  Other Information
         -----------------

         Effective August 1,  1999  the  Board  of Directors elected
         Paul R.  Dupee,  Jr.  to  the  position  of Chief Executive
         Officer.  Mr. Dupee has  been  a  member of the Board since
         May of 1998 and has  served  as Chairman of the Board since
         June 30, 1999.  The Board also elected Richard A. Link, the
         Company's  Chief  Financial   Officer  and  Executive  Vice
         President - Finance  and  Administration, to the additional
         position of  Chief  Operating  Officer.  Mr.  Link replaced
         Elwood I. Kleaver,  Jr.,  who  had  been serving as Interim
         Chief Operating Officer from  April  24, 1999.  Mr. Kleaver
         continues to serve as a member of the Board.
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Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         --------------------------------

         (a)   Exhibits
               --------

               None

         (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
               -------------------

               None

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                            SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                               MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.
                               ---------------------------
                                      (Registrant)



  August 13, 1999                /s/ Richard A. Link
  ---------------              ---------------------------
      Date                          Richard A. Link
                               Chief Operating Officer,
                               Chief Financial Officer and
                               Executive Vice President -
                               Finance and Administration


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