UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 31, 2005


                       METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                     Florida
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


                    0-28456                        65-0635748
           (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                     250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 400
                           West Palm Beach, Fl. 33401
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


                                 (561) 805-8500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS

On May 31, 2005,  Metropolitan Health Networks,  Inc. (the "Company")  announced
that its wholly owned subsidiary, METCARE Health Plans, Inc., has entered into a
contract  with the  Centers  for  Medicare  & Medicaid  Services  (CMS) to begin
offering  Medicare  Advantage  plans to  Medicare  beneficiaries  in six Florida
counties  which include the cities of Fort Pierce,  Port St. Lucie,  Fort Myers,
Port Charlotte and Sarasota.
A copy of the Company's  press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference

ITEM 9.01     EXHIBITS

99.1     Press Release dated May 31, 2005.



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                                    SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  June 1, 2005

                                        METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Roberto L. Palenzuela
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Name:  Roberto L. Palenzuela
                                            Title: General Counsel and Secretary
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 31, 2005

                       METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Florida
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                    0-28456                        65-0635748
           (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                     250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 400
                           West Palm Beach, Fl. 33401
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (561) 805-8500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
    230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
    (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS

On May 31, 2005,  Metropolitan Health Networks,  Inc. (the "Company")  announced
that its wholly owned subsidiary, METCARE Health Plans, Inc., has entered into a
contract  with the  Centers  for  Medicare  & Medicaid  Services  (CMS) to begin
offering  Medicare  Advantage  plans to  Medicare  beneficiaries  in six Florida
counties  which include the cities of Fort Pierce,  Port St. Lucie,  Fort Myers,
Port Charlotte and Sarasota.
A copy of the Company's  press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference

ITEM 9.01     EXHIBITS

99.1     Press Release dated May 31, 2005.
SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  June 1, 2005

                                        METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roberto L. Palenzuela
                                            ----------------------------
                                            Name:  Roberto L. Palenzuela
                                            Title: General Counsel and Secretary