Maxicare Health Plans (MAXI) 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the annual report of Maxicare Health Plans, Inc.(the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Paul R. Dupee, Jr.., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and I Joseph W. While, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

April 12, 2006	/s/ PAUL R. DUPEE, JR.
	Paul R. Dupee, Jr.
	Chief Executive Officer
April 12, 2006	/s/ JOSEPH W. WHITE
	Joseph W. White
	Chief Financial Officer

This certification accompanies this report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Maxicare Health Plans, Inc .and will be retained by Maxicare Health Plans, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.