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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) 02/11/2013 (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 02/11/2013   S(1)   7,500 D $ 31.1148 (2) 614,886 D   Common Stock 02/12/2013   S(1)   7,500 D $ 31.2416 (3) 607,386 D   Common Stock 02/13/2013   S(1)   5,000 D $ 33.4836 (4) 602,386 D   Common Stock               129,341 (5) D (6)   Common Stock               2,114,840 I Trustee of Family Trust (7) Common Stock               198,396 I Trustee of Family Trust (8) Common Stock               11,154 D (6)

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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		02/13/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
John C. Molina, Trustee of the Molina Siblings Trust, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact		02/13/2013
**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)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $31.05 to $31.25. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Comission upon request.
(3)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $30.97 to $31.44. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Commission upon request.
(4)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $33.44 to $33.52. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Commission upon request.
(5)	The shares were issued pursuant to the Issuer's Equity Incentive Plan. 11,700 of such shares vest on March 1, 2013, and 5,850 of such shares vest on March 1, 2014.
(6)	The shares are owned by Mr. Molina and his spouse as community property.
(7)	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.
(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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