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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MOLINA JOHN C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [MOH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) CFO / Trustee/Settlor Siblings Trust (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2012 (Street) SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/11/2012   A(1)   53,236 A $ 29.22 (2) 154,192 (3) D (4)   Common Stock 12/11/2012   F(5)   24,851 D $ 29.22 (2) 129,341 (3) D   Common Stock               2,114,840 I Trustee of Family Trust (6) Common Stock               662,386 D   Common Stock               198,396 (7) I Trustee of Family Trust (8) Common Stock               11,154 D (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 20.88

(9)

03/01/2017

Common Stock

54,000

54,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MOLINA JOHN C 300 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 100 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825	X	X	CFO	Trustee/Settlor Siblings Trust
MOLINA SIBLINGS TRUST 741 ATLANTIC AVENUE LONG BEACH, CA 90813		X

Signatures

John C. Molina, by Karen I. Calhoun, Attorney-in-Fact		12/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
John C. Molina, Trustee of the Molina Siblings Trust, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact		12/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares issued in settlement of performance units granted under the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to Rule 16b-3. The units were conditioned upon the Company's total operating revenue for fiscal year 2012 being equal or greater than $5.5 billion. The Company's compensation committee certified that such condition was satisfied on December 11, 2012.
(2)	Represents the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on December 11, 2012.
(3)	The shares were issued pursuant to the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan and are fully vested. An additional 11,700 shares vest on March 1, 2013, and 5,850 shares vest on March 1, 2014.
(4)	The shares are owned by Mr. Molina and his spouse as community property.
(5)	In connection 53,236 shares issued in settlement of performance units on 12/11/2012, the Reporting Person surrendered 24,851 shares in payment of the taxes associated with the issued shares.
(6)	The shares are owned by the Molina Siblings Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and certain immediate family members of Mr. Molina are the beneficiaries.
(7)	Includes 22,5059 shares previously acquired from the MRM GRAT 610/25 in a non-reportable transaction.
(8)	The shares are owned by the John C. Molina Separate Property Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and beneficiary.
(9)	The options are fully vested.

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