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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-2) and related Prospectuses of
Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. for the registration of 29,888,072 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 24, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 3, 2000
