UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)      February 16, 2005
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                       UNIVERSAL AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    NEW YORK
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                0-11321                                   11-2580136
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        (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


        Six International Drive,
     Suite 190, Rye Brook, New York                          10573
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


                                 (914) 934-5200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain statements made in this Form 8-K, including any statements as to future
results of operations and financial projections, may constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on management's
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties,
which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results and trends may
differ materially from what is forecast in forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors. Additional information regarding these factors is contained
in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including,
without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Forms 10-Q.

Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

              On February 16, 2005, Universal American Financial Corp. (the
"Company") reported its results of operations for its fiscal quarter and the
year ended December 31, 2004. A copy of the press release issued by the Company
concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

              The information in this Form 8-K, including the accompanying
exhibit, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general
incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)           Financial statements of businesses acquired.

              Not applicable

(b)           Pro forma financial information.

              Not applicable

(c)           Exhibits.

              Exhibit No.           Description
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               99.1                 Press Release dated February 16, 2005






                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.



                                        UNIVERSAL AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP.


Date:  February 17, 2005                By: /s/ Richard A. Barasch
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                                            Chairman of the Board, President
                                            and Chief Executive Officer




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.         Description
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   99.1             Press Release dated February 16, 2005