Exhibit 10.3g


                         PLEDGE AGREEMENT



      THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement")  is entered into as
of February 18, 1997 by  and  between PETER J. RATICAN ("Pledgor"),
and  MAXICARE  HEALTH  PLANS,  INC.,  a  Delaware  corporation (the
"Lender").

      WHEREAS, pursuant to that  certain  Loan Agreement (the "Loan
Agreement") of even date between the Lender and Pledgor, the Lender
has agreed to make a loan (the "Loan") to Pledgor in the sum of Two
Million Two Hundred Twenty  Nine  Thousand Twenty Eight Dollars and
Thirteen Cents ($2,229,028.13);  capitalized  terms, which are used
herein but not defined herein,  shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Loan Agreement;

      WHEREAS, Pledgor has  agreed  to  repay  the Loan pursuant to
that certain Promissory Note (the "Note") of even date;

      WHEREAS, Pledgor is the legal and beneficial owner of 150,000
of the issued  and  outstanding  shares  of  common stock of Lender
evidenced by the  certificates  set  forth  on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and made  part hereof (the "Pledged Shares");

      WHEREAS, it is a  condition  to  the Lender's making the Loan
that Pledgor shall have  granted  the  pledge and security interest
contemplated by this Agreement; and

      NOW, THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  premises and for
other good and valuable consideration,  the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lender to
make the Loan, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      SECTION 1.   Grants  of  Security.    Pledgor hereby assigns,
pledges and grants to the Lender a first priority security interest
in all of such Pledgor's  right,  title  and interest in and to the
following (the "Collateral") to  secure the Secured Obligations (as
defined in Section 2):

           (i)    the   Pledged   Shares   and   the   certificates
representing the Pledged Shares and any interest of such Pledgor in
the entries on the  books  of any financial intermediary pertaining
to the Pledged Shares,  and  all dividends, cash, warrants, rights,
instruments and  other  property  or  proceeds  from  time  to time
received, receivable or otherwise  distributed  in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares; and

           (ii) all proceeds  of  the  foregoing items described in
the preceding clause (i).

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      SECTION 2.  Secured Obligations.  This Agreement secures, and
the Collateral is collateral  security  for,  the prompt payment or
performance in  full  when  due,  whether  upon  demand,  at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise,  of: (a) all obligations of
Pledgor in respect  of  the  Note,  whether for principal, interest
(including, without limitation, interest  that,  but for the filing
of a petition in bankruptcy  with  respect to Pledgor, would accrue
on such obligations),  fees,  expenses  or  otherwise;  and (b) all
obligations  of  Pledgor  now  or  hereafter  existing  under  this
Agreement and the Loan Agreement and any and all damages and claims
(including any third  party  claims)  suffered  by Lender which may
result from any  breach  by  Pledgor  of,  or any misrepresentation
contained in this Agreement,  the  Loan  Agreement or the Note (all
such obligations of Pledgor are  referred to herein as the "Secured
Obligations").

      SECTION 3.  Delivery of  Pledged Shares.  All certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing  the Pledged Shares shall be
delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Lender pursuant hereto
and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be
accompanied by duly executed  instruments of transfer or assignment
in blank, all in  form  and  substance  satisfactory to the Lender.
The Lender shall have the right,  at any time in its discretion and
without notice  to  Pledgor,  whether  prior  to  or  following the
occurrence of an Event of  Default (as defined herein), to transfer
to or to register in the name  of the Lender or any of its nominees
any or all of the  Pledged  Shares.   In addition, the Lender shall
have the right,  subject  to  the  reasonable  approval of Lender's
transfer agent, at any time to exchange certificates or instruments
representing  or  evidencing  Pledged  Shares  for  certificates or
instruments of smaller or larger denominations.

      SECTION  4.     Representations   and  Warranties.    Pledgor
represents and warrants to the Lender that the following statements
are true, correct and complete:

      (a)  Pledgor  is  the  legal  and  beneficial  owner  of  the
Collateral, free and clear of  any lien or security interest except
for the security interest created by this Agreement.  Pledgor shall
defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons
at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Lender;

      (b)  Pledgor has full  power,  authority,  and legal right to
pledge the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement;

      (c)  All of the Pledged Shares  have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;

      (d)  The pledge and delivery of  the Collateral to the Lender
pursuant to this  Agreement  creates  a  valid  and perfected first
priority security interest in  the Collateral, securing the payment
and performance of the Secured Obligations;

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      (e)  Except as have already been made or obtained, no consent
of any other  party  (including,  without  limitation, creditors of
Pledgor) and no consent,  authorization,  approval, or other action
by, and no notice to  or  filing with any governmental authority or
regulatory body is required either (i) for the pledge by Pledgor of
the Collateral pursuant  to  this  Agreement  or for the execution,
delivery or performance of  this  Agreement  by Pledgor or (ii) for
the perfection of or exercise by  the Lender of the rights provided
for in this Agreement or the  remedies in respect of the Collateral
pursuant to this Agreement;

      (f)  The  pledge  of  the  Pledged  Shares  does  not violate
Regulations G, T, U or X  of  the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System;

      (g)  Except as permitted under this Agreement, the Pledgor at
all times will be the sole  beneficial owner of the Pledged Shares;
and

      (h)  The proceeds  of  the  Loan  shall  be  used  for lawful
business purposes.

      SECTION 5.  Further Assurances.    Pledgor agrees that at any
time and from time  to  time,  at  the  expense of Pledgor, he will
promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents,
and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or
that the Lender may request,  in  order  to perfect and protect any
security  interest  granted  hereby  or  to  enable  the  Lender to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect
to any Collateral.

      SECTION 6.  Voting Rights, Dividends, Etc.

      (a)  So long as no Event  of  Default shall have occurred and
be continuing:

           (i)    Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights  pertaining to the Collateral or
any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement;  provided,  however,  that  Pledgor  shall give the
Lender at least five days' written notice of the manner in which he
intends to exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising,
any such right;

           (ii)   Pledgor shall be  entitled  to receive and retain
any and all dividends  and  other  distributions paid in respect of
the Collateral; provided, however, that any and all

                  (A)   dividends and  other  distributions paid or
payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other
property received, receivable  or  otherwise distributed in respect
of, or in exchange for, any Collateral,

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                  (B)   dividends and  other  distributions paid or
payable in cash in respect  of  any Collateral in connection with a
partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a
reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus, and

                  (C)   cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed
in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Collateral, shall be, and
shall be forthwith delivered to  the  Lender to hold as, Collateral
and shall, if received  by  Pledgor,  be  received in trust for the
benefit of the Lender,  be  segregated  from  the other property or
funds of Pledgor,  and  be  forthwith  delivered  to  the Lender as
Collateral in the  same  form  as  so  received (with any necessary
indorsement); and

           (iii)  the Lender shall execute and deliver (or cause to
be executed and delivered)  to  Pledgor  all such proxies and other
instruments as Pledgor may  reasonably  request  for the purpose of
enabling Pledgor to exercise the  voting  and other rights which he
is entitled  to  exercise  pursuant  to  subsection  6(a)(i) and to
receive  the  dividends  and   other   distributions  which  he  is
authorized to receive and retain pursuant to subsection 6(a)(ii).

      (b)  Upon the occurrence  and  during  the  continuance of an
Event of Default:

           (i)    Upon written notice  from  the Lender to Pledgor,
all rights of Pledgor to  exercise  the voting and other consensual
rights which he would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to
subsection 6(a)(i) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in the  Lender  which  shall  thereupon have the sole
right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights.

           (ii)   All rights of  Pledgor  to  receive the dividends
and other distributions which  he  would otherwise be authorized to
receive and retain pursuant to  subsection 6(a)(ii) shall cease and
all such rights shall thereupon  become  vested in the Lender which
shall thereupon have the sole  right  to receive such dividends and
other distributions and the right  to hold such dividends and other
distributions as Collateral during the continuance of such Event of
Default.  All dividends and  other distributions which are received
by Pledgor contrary to  the  provisions of this subsection 6(b)(ii)
shall be received in trust for  the benefit of the Lender, shall be
segregated from other funds of  Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid
over to the Lender as  Collateral  in  the same form as so received
(with any necessary indorsement).

           (iii)  Pledgor shall execute and deliver (or cause to be
executed and delivered) to  the  Lender  all such proxies and other
instruments as the Lender may reasonably request for the purpose of
enabling the Lender to exercise  the  voting and other rights which
it is entitled to  exercise  pursuant  to subsection 6(b)(i) and to
receive  the  dividends  and   other   distributions  which  it  is
authorized to receive and retain pursuant to subsection 6(b)(ii).

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      SECTION 7.  Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares.

      (a)  Pledgor agrees that he  will  not  (i) sell or otherwise
dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any Collateral, or
(ii)  create or permit to  exist any lien or security interest upon
or with respect to any Collateral, except for the security interest
under this Agreement.

      (b)  Pledgor agrees that he will vote to cause the Lender not
to  issue  any  additional   stock   or   other  securities  or  in
substitution for the Pledged Shares.

      SECTION  8.    Lender  Appointed  Attorney-in-Fact.   Pledgor
hereby appoints the Lender as Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full
authority in the place  and  stead  of  Pledgor  and in the name of
Pledgor or otherwise, from  time  to  time  upon the occurrence and
continuation of an Event of  Default, in the Lender's discretion to
take any action and to execute  any instrument which the Lender may
deem necessary or  advisable  to  accomplish  the  purposes of this
Agreement, including, without limitation:

           (i)    to  receive,  indorse and collect all instruments
made  payable  to  Pledgor   representing  any  dividend  or  other
distribution in respect of the  Collateral  or any part thereof and
to give full discharge for the same;

           (ii)     to  ask,  demand,  collect,  sue  for, recover,
compound, receive and give  acquittance  and receipts for money due
and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral;

           (iii)    to  file  any  claims  or  take  any  action or
institute any proceedings which  the  Lender  may deem necessary or
desirable for the collection of  any of the Collateral or otherwise
to enforce the rights  of  the  Lender  with  respect to any of the
Collateral; and

           (iv)    generally  to  sell,  transfer, pledge, make any
agreement with  respect  to  or  otherwise  deal  with  any  of the
Collateral as fully and  completely  as  though the Lender were the
absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Lender's
option and Pledgor's expense, at  any  time, and from time to time,
all acts that the  Lender  deems  necessary to protect, preserve or
realize upon  the  Collateral  and  the  Lender's security interest
therein, in order to effect  the  intent  of this Agreement, all as
full and effectively as Pledgor might do.

This appointment as  attorney-in-fact  is  coupled with an interest
and is irrevocable.  In  performing  its functions and duties under
this Agreement, the Lender has not  assumed and shall not be deemed
to have assumed any obligation  toward or relationship of agency or
trust with or for Pledgor.

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      SECTION 9.  Lender May Perform.   If Pledgor fails to perform
any agreement contained herein,  the  Lender may itself perform, or
cause performance  of,  such  agreement,  and  the  expenses of the
Lender incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Pledgor
under Section 14(b).

      SECTION 10.  The Lender's Duties and Liabilities.

      (a)  The powers conferred on  the Lender hereunder are solely
to protect its interest in the  Collateral and shall not impose any
duty upon it to  exercise  any  such  powers.   The Lender shall be
deemed  to  have  exercised  reasonable  care  in  the  custody and
preservation of the Collateral in  its possession if the Collateral
is accorded treatment substantially equal  to that which the Lender
accords its own property, it being understood that the Lender shall
have no responsibility for  (i)  ascertaining or taking action with
respect to calls,  conversions,  exchanges,  maturities, tenders or
other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not the Lender
has or is deemed to have  knowledge of such matters, or (ii) taking
any necessary  steps  to  assert  rights  against  any parties with
respect to any Collateral.

      (b)  The Lender shall not  be  liable  to Pledgor (i) for any
loss or damage sustained by  Pledgor  or (ii) for any loss, damage,
depreciation or  other  diminution  in  the  value  of  any  of the
Collateral that may occur  as  a  result  of, in connection with or
that is in any way related to (x) any exercise by the Lender of any
right or remedy  under  this  Agreement  or  (y)  any  other act or
failure to act of the  Lender,  except  to the extent that the same
shall  be  determined  by  a  judgment  of  a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction, that is final and not subject to review on appeal, to
be the result  of  acts  or  omissions  on  the  part of the Lender
constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.

      SECTION  11.    Events  of  Default;  Remedies  Upon Default;
Decisions Relating to Exercise of Remedies.

      11.1 Any one or more of the following events shall constitute
an Event of Default by Pledgor under this Agreement:

           (a)    Failure to Pay Obligations.   If Pledgor fails to
pay, no later than  fifteen  (15)  calendar days following the date
when due and payable or when  declared  due and payable, all or any
portion of the  Secured  Obligations  owing  to Lender (whether for
principal,  interest,   taxes,   reimbursement   of   expenses,  or
otherwise);

           (b)    Failure to Perform.  If Pledgor fails to perform,
keep or observe  any  other  term,  provision, condition, covenant,
agreement, warranty or representation  contained in this Agreement,
the Loan  Agreement,  the  Note,  or  any  other  present or future
agreement between Pledgor  and  Lender,  and such failure continues
for thirty (30) days  following  written  notice from the Lender to
Pledgor;

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           (c)    Voluntary  Insolvency  Proceeding.    If  Pledgor
commences any Insolvency Proceeding (as defined below); and

           (d)    Involuntary  Insolvency   Proceeding.     If  any
Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against Pledgor and which is not
dismissed within sixty (60) days of the date of filing.

      11.2  As used herein  the  term "Insolvency Proceeding" means
and includes any proceeding commenced  by  or against any person or
entity under  any  provision  of  the  federal  Bankruptcy Code, as
amended,  or  under  any   other   bankruptcy  or  insolvency  law,
including, but  not  limited  to,  assignments  for  the benefit of
creditors,  formal   or   informal   moratoriums,  compositions  or
extensions generally with his creditors.

      11.3  If an  Event  of  Default  shall  have  occurred and be
continuing:

            (a)   the  Lender  may  exercise   in  respect  of  the
Collateral, in addition to  other  rights and remedies provided for
herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of
a secured party on default  under  the Uniform Commercial Code (the
"UCC") in effect in the State of California at that time;

            (b)   the Lender may transfer  all  or  any part of the
Collateral into the Lender's  name  or  the  name of its nominee or
nominees;

            (c)   the Lender  may  give  all  consents, waivers and
ratifications in respect of  the  Collateral and otherwise act with
respect thereto as though it were a party thereto or outright owner
thereof;

            (d)   the Lender  may  settle,  adjust,  compromise and
arrange all accounts, controversies,  questions, claims and demands
whatsoever in relation to all or any part of the Collateral;

            (e)   the Lender  may,  in  respect  of the Collateral,
execute  all  such  contracts,  agreements,  deeds,  documents  and
instruments; bring, defend and abandon  all such actions, suits and
proceedings; and take all actions in relation to all or any part of
the  Collateral  as  the  Lender  in  its  absolute  discretion may
determine;

            (f)   (i)   The Lender  may  without  notice (except as
specified below), sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or
more parcels at public or  private  sale, at any exchange, broker's
board or at any of the  Lender's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on
credit or for future delivery,  at  such  time or times and at such
price or prices and upon  such  other  terms as the Lender may deem
commercially reasonable, irrespective  of  the  impact  of any such
sales on  the  market  price  of  the  Collateral.    To the extent
permitted by law, the Lender may be  the purchaser of any or all of
the Collateral at any such public or private sale.  Pledgor agrees

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that, to the extent notice  of  sale  shall  be required by law, at
least five days' notice to  Pledgor  of  the  time and place of any
public sale or the time after  which  a  private sale is to be made
shall constitute reasonable notification.   The Lender shall not be
obligated to make any sale  of  the Collateral regardless of notice
of sale having been given.    The  Lender may adjourn any public or
private sale from time  to  time  by  announcement  at the time and
place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be
made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned;

                  (ii)  Pledgor  recognizes  that,   by  reason  of
certain prohibitions contained in  the  Securities  Act of 1933, as
from time to time  amended  (the  "Securities Act"), and applicable
state securities laws, the Lender may be compelled, with respect to
any sale of all  or  any  part  of the Collateral conducted without
prior registration or  qualification  of  such Collateral under the
Securities  Act  and/or  such   state  securities  laws,  to  limit
purchasers to those who will  agree, among other things, to acquire
the Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a
view to the distribution or resale thereof, and such purchasers may
have to be limited  in  number  to  possibly  one purchaser and any
purchaser  must  be  a  sophisticated  investor  able  to  fend for
himself.  Pledgor acknowledges that  any  such private sales may be
at prices and on  terms  less  favorable  to  the Lender than those
obtainable  through  a   public   sale  without  such  restrictions
(including, without limitation, a  public offering made pursuant to
a  registration   statement   under   the   Securities   Act)  and,
notwithstanding such circumstances,  Pledgor  agrees  that any such
private sale shall be deemed  to  have  been made in a commercially
reasonable manner and that the  Lender  shall have no obligation to
engage in public sales and no  obligation  to delay the sale of any
Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the Lender to
register it for a form  of public sale requiring registration under
the Securities Act or under  applicable state securities laws.  The
Pledged  Shares  constitute  or  upon  foreclosure  may  constitute
"restricted securities" as defined  in  Rule 144 promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act and may
be subject to transfer restrictions under the Securities Act;

            (g)   The  Lender  may  appoint  managers,  sub-agents,
officers and servants  for  any  of  the  purposes mentioned in the
foregoing provisions of this  Section  11  and to dismiss the same,
all as the Lender in its absolute discretion may determine; and

            (h)   The Lender  may  generally  take  all  such other
action as the Lender in its absolute discretion may determine to be
incidental or conducive to any  of  the matters or powers mentioned
in the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 and which the Lender
may or can do lawfully.

      SECTION 12.   Remedies  Cumulative.    Each  and every right,
power and remedy hereby specifically  given  to the Lender shall be
in addition to  every  other  right,  power and remedy specifically
given under this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or the Note or now

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or hereafter existing at law or  in equity, or by statute, and each
and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given
or otherwise  existing  may  be  exercised  from  time  to  time or
simultaneously and as often  and  in  such  order  as may be deemed
expedient by the  Lender.    All  such  rights, powers and remedies
shall be cumulative, and the  exercise or the beginning of exercise
of one shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise of any
other or others.    No  delay  or  omission  of  the  Lender in the
exercise of any  such  right,  power  or  remedy  and no renewal or
extension of any of the  Secured  Obligations shall impair any such
right, power or remedy or shall be  construed to be a waiver of any
default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.

      SECTION 13.  Application of  Proceeds.   After and during the
continuance of an Event of Default,  any cash held by the Lender as
Collateral and all cash proceeds  received  by the Lender (all such
cash being "Proceeds") in respect  of any sale of, collection from,
or other  realization  upon  all  or  any  part  of  the Collateral
pursuant to the exercise by the Lender of its remedies as a secured
creditor as provided in Section 11 of this Agreement shall promptly
be applied by the Lender from time to time as follows:

            FIRST: To the payment of the costs and expenses of such
sale,  collection   or   other   realization,   and  all  expenses,
liabilities  and  advances  made  or  incurred  by  the  Lender  in
connection therewith, in accordance with Section 14(b);

            SECOND: After payment in  full of the amounts specified
in the  preceding  subparagraph,  to  the  payment  of  the Secured
Obligations to the Lender; and

            THIRD: After payment in  full  of the amounts specified
in the preceding subparagraphs,  and  any  other amount required by
any provision of law,  to  Pledgor,  or his heirs, representatives,
successors or assigns, or to  whomever  may be lawfully entitled to
receive the  same  or  as  a  court  of  competent jurisdiction may
direct, of any surplus then remaining from such Proceeds.
All applications of Proceeds  to  the  Secured Obligations shall be
applied to  the  payment  of  interest  before  application  to the
payment of principal.   If  any  portion of the Secured Obligations
shall remain unpaid following  application of the Proceeds, Pledgor
shall remain liable therefor.

      SECTION 14.  Indemnity and Expenses.

      (a)   Pledgor agrees to indemnify the Lender from and against
any and  all  claims,  losses  and  liabilities  growing  out of or
resulting  from  Pledgor's  breach  of   any  term  hereof  or  any
misrepresentation  made  hereunder  or   in  connection  with  this
Agreement  (including,  without  limitation,  enforcement  of  this
Agreement), except claims, losses or liabilities resulting from the
Lender's gross negligence  or  willful  misconduct.  This provision
shall  remain  in   effect   following   payment   of  the  Secured
Obligations.

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      (b)   Pledgor will upon demand  pay  to the Lender the amount
of any and all  of  the Lender's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
including fees and disbursements  of  its  counsel, that the Lender
may  incur  in  connection  with  (i)  the  administration  of this
Agreement, (ii) the custody, preservation,  use or operation of, or
the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the
Collateral, (iii) the exercise or  enforcement of any of the rights
of the Lender hereunder or  (iv)  the failure by Pledgor to perform
or observe any of the provisions hereof.

      SECTION 15.   Amendments,  Etc.   No amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent
to  any  departure  by  Pledgor  herefrom  shall  in  any  event be
effective without  the  written  concurrence  of  the  Lender.  Any
waiver or consent shall be  effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.

      SECTION 16.    Addresses  for  Notices.    Any communications
between the parties hereto  or  notices or requests provided herein
to be given may be given  by  mailing the same, postage prepaid, or
by facsimile transmission to each party at its address set forth on
the signature pages hereof or to such other addresses as each party
may in writing hereafter indicate.    Any notice, request or demand
to or upon  the  Lender  or  Pledgor  shall  not be effective until
received (provided, in  the  case  of  facsimile transmission, that
receipt is confirmed).

      SECTION 17.  Effect  of  Disposition  of Collateral. Any sale
of, or the grant of  options  to purchase, or any other realization
upon, any Collateral by  Lender  hereunder  shall operate to divest
all right, title, interest, claim  and  demand, either at law or in
equity, of Pledgor therein  and  thereto,  and shall be a perpetual
bar both at law and in  equity  against Pledgor and against any and
all persons claiming or attempting to claim the Collateral so sold,
optioned or realized upon, or  any  part thereof, from, through and
under Pledgor.

      SECTION  18.    Continuing  Security  Interest;  Transfer  of
Secured Obligations; Termination.    This  Agreement shall create a
continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall:

            (i)      remain  in  full  force  and  effect until the
indefeasible  payment  and  performance  in  full  of  the  Secured
Obligations;

            (ii)        be   binding   upon   Pledgor,  his  heirs,
representatives, successors and assigns; and

            (iii)  inure, together with  the rights and remedies of
the Lender,  to  the  benefit  of  the  Lender  and its successors,
transferees and assigns.

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Without limiting the generality of  the foregoing clause (iii), the
Lender may assign or  otherwise  transfer  all  or a portion of its
interests and rights under the Note  to any other person or entity,
and such other person or  entity shall thereupon become vested with
all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Lender herein or
otherwise.  Upon the  date  set  forth in subsection 18(i), Pledgor
shall be entitled  to  the  return,  upon  his  request  and at his
expense, of such of the Collateral  as  shall not have been sold or
otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

      SECTION 19.  Headings.    Section  and subsection headings in
this Agreement are  included  herein  for  convenience of reference
only and shall not constitute a  part of this Agreement or be given
any substantive effect.

      SECTION 20.   Severability.    In  case  any  provision in or
obligation  under  this  Agreement  shall  be  invalid,  illegal or
unenforceable  in  any  jurisdiction,  the  validity,  legality and
enforceability of the  remaining  provisions  or obligations, or of
such provision or obligation  in  any other jurisdiction, shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

      SECTION 21.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
and all  of  which  together  shall  constitute  one  and  the same
agreement.

      SECTION 22.  Governing  Law;  Terms.   THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS  OF  PLEDGOR  AND  THE  LENDER AND ALL OTHER
ASPECTS HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO  BE MADE UNDER, SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF  THE  STATE  OF  CALIFORNIA,  EXCEPT  AS  REQUIRED  BY MANDATORY
PROVISIONS OF LAW AND  EXCEPT  TO  THE  EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR
PERFECTION  OF  THE   SECURITY   INTEREST  HEREUNDER,  OR  REMEDIES
HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY  PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY
THE LAWS OF A  JURISDICTION  OTHER  THAN  THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
Unless otherwise defined herein,  in  the  Loan Agreement or in the
Note, terms defined in Divisions 8 and 9 of the UCC are used herein
as therein defined.

      SECTION 23.  Interpretation.   Wherever in this Agreement the
context may  require,  the  masculine  gender  shall  be  deemed to
include the feminine and/or neuter, and the singular to include the
plural.

      SECTION 24.  Consent to  Jurisdiction and Service of Process;
Waiver of Trial by Jury.  Pledgor hereby irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of any California  State  or  Federal court sitting in
the Central District  of  California  in  any  action or proceeding
arising out of  or  relating  to  the  Loan  Documents, and Pledgor
hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action
or proceeding may be heard  and determined in such California State
or Federal  court.    Pledgor  hereby  irrevocably  waives,  to the
fullest extent he may effectively do so, the defense of an

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inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding.
Pledgor  agrees  that  a  final  judgment  in  any  such  action or
proceeding  shall  be  conclusive  and  may  be  enforced  in other
jurisdictions by  suit  on  the  judgment  or  in  any other manner
provided by law.  Nothing in this Section 24 shall affect the right
of the Lender to bring any  action or proceeding against Pledgor or
his property in  the  courts  of  any  other  jurisdiction.  IN ANY
LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR  RELATING  TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH
PARTY HERETO WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY.

      SECTION 25.  Security Interest  Absolute.   All rights of the
Lender and security  interests  hereunder,  and  all obligations of
Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective
of:

            (i)    any  lack  of  validity or enforceability of the
Note or any other  agreement  or  instrument relating thereto; (ii)
any change in the time, manner  or  place  of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any  of the Secured Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of  or  any  consent  to any departure from the
Note or any other related document;

            (iii)  any exchange,  release  or non-perfection of any
other collateral, or  any  release  or  amendment  or  waiver of or
consent to any departure from  any  guaranty  for all or any of the
Secured Obligations; or

            (iv)    any  other  circumstance  which might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Pledgor.

      SECTION 26.  Pledgor Remains  Liable.  Anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, (i) Pledgor shall remain liable under the
contracts and agreements included in  or relating to the Collateral
to the extent set forth  therein  to  perform all of his duties and
obligations thereunder to the same  extent as if this Agreement had
not been executed, (ii) the  exercise  by  the Lender of any of the
rights hereunder shall not release  Pledgor  from any of his duties
or obligations under the  contracts  and  agreements included in or
relating to the Collateral and (iii)  the Lender shall not have any
obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included
in or relating to the  Collateral  by reason of this Agreement, nor
shall the Lender be obligated to  perform any of the obligations or
duties of Pledgor thereunder or  to  take  any action to collect or
enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.

      SECTION  27.    Facsimile   Execution.    Execution  of  this
Agreement shall be  deemed  binding  upon  the party executing this
Agreement notwithstanding that  delivery  of  the executed document
may be by facsimile transmission.    Any party shall be entitled to
rely on a faxed  execution  copy  of  this  Agreement with the same
force and effect  as  if  an  originally  inked execution copy were
delivered.  Inked  original  documents  shall  be  delivered to the
other parties by Federal  Express  mail  within one business day of
the facsimile transmission.


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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor  and  the Lender have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed  and  delivered  as of the date first
above written.


                         PLEDGOR:


                         /s/ PETER J. RATICAN
                         --------------------
                             PETER J. RATICAN


                         Notice Address for Pledgor:

                         1440 Greenbriar Road Glendale,
                         California 91207
                         Fax No.: (818) 956-5907


                         LENDER:

                         MAXICARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.,
                         a Delaware corporation


                         /s/ ROBERT J. LANDIS
                         --------------------
                               TREASURER


                         Notice Address:

                         1149 South Broadway Street, Suite 910
                         Los Angeles, California 90015
                         Fax No.:  (213) 765-2694

                         with a copy to:

                         Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
                         2121 Avenue of the Stars
                         Tenth Floor
                         Los Angeles, California  90067
                         Attn: Barry L. Burten, Esq.
                         Fax No.: (310) 203-0567

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