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)
07/13/2012
(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 07/13/2012   A(1)   8,000 A $ 26.63 (2) 104,691 (3) D (4)  
Common Stock 07/13/2012   F(5)   3,735 D $ 26.63 (2) 100,956 (3) D (4)  
Common Stock               2,129,840 I Trustee of Family Trust (6)
Common Stock               677,386 D  
Common Stock               175,891 I Trustee of Family Trust (7)
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               (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   07/17/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 John C. Molina, Trustee of the Molina Siblings Trust, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact   07/17/2012
**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 certification during 2012 of the Company's Medicaid management information system in Idaho by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS certification was satisfied on July 13, 2012.
(2) Represents the closing price (and selling price) of the Issuer's common stock on July 13, 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 with the vesting of 8,000 shares on 7/13/2012, Mr. Molina surrendered 3,735 shares in payment of the taxes associated with the vested 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) The shares are owned by the John C. Molina Separate Property Trust, of which Mr. Molina is the trustee and beneficiary.
(8) The options are fully vested.

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