Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
12/21/2015
(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 12/21/2015   S(1)   20,570 D $ 60.8006 601,880 (2) D  
Common Stock               104,921 (3) (4) D  
Common Stock               306,905 I Trustee of Family Trust (5)
Common Stock               559,983 I Trustee of Family Trust (6)
Common Stock               11,154 D (7)  

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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               (8) 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   12/22/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 John C. Molina, Trustee of the Molina Siblings Trust, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact   12/22/2015
**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) Sale pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan of Mr. Molina.
(2) All of these shares are fully vested.
(3) 14,199 of such shares vest in one-half increments on each of March 1, 2016 and March 1, 2017. 7,099 of such shares vest upon the Company achieving three-year Total Stockholder Return (TSR) as determined by ISS calculations that is greater than the median TSR achieved by the Company's ISS peer group for the three-year period ending December 31, 2016. 17,748 of such shares vest upon the Company achieving a three-year EBITDA margin percentage for the three-year period ending December 31, 2016 equal to or greater than 4.0%. 17,748 of such shares vest upon the Company achieving a cumulative earnings per share of at least $8.50 for the three year period ending December 31, 2016.
(4) 40,341 shares vest as follows: (i) 4,034 shares vest based on the Company's fiscal year 2016 annual premium revenue achievement; (ii) 4,034 shares vest based on the Company's fiscal year 2016 net profit margin achievement; (iii) 4,034 shares vest based on the Company's pre-tax income in fiscal year 2016; (iv) 4,034 shares vest based on the Company's 2017 annual premium revenue achievement; (v) 4,034 shares vest based on the Company's 2017 net profit margin achievement; (vi) 4,034 shares vest based on pre-tax income in fiscal year 2017; (vii) 4,034 shares vest upon the Company's achieving a three-year TSR for the three-year period ending December 31, 2017 as determined by ISS calculations that is greater than the median TSR achieved by the Company's 2015 ISS peer group; and (viii) 12,103 shares shall vest in one-third increments over three years, on each of April 1, 2016, April 1, 2017, and April 1, 2018. See 2015 Definitive Proxy Statement.
(5) 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.
(6) The shares are owned by the John C. Molina Separate Property Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and beneficiary.
(7) The shares are owned by Mr. Molina and his spouse as community property.
(8) The options are fully vested.

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