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 *
BAYER TERRY
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [MOH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2016
(Street)

SACRAMENTO, CA 95825		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 04/01/2016   F(1)   1,497 D $ 64.91 (2) 168,168.5 (3) (4) (5) D  

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BAYER TERRY
300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 Jeff D. Barlow, by power of attorney for Terry Bayer.   04/05/2016
**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) The shares were applied to the payment of withholding taxes arising in connection with the vesting of 2,867 shares on April 1, 2016.
(2) Represents the closing price (and selling price) of Issuer's common stock on April 1, 2016.
(3) The shares vest as follows: (i) 5,154 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2016 after tax profit margin; (ii) 5,154 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 after tax profit margin; (iii) 5,154 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2018 after tax profit margin; (iv) 5,154 shares shall vest based upon the Company's 2016 STARS ratings; (v) 5,154 shares shall vest based upon the Company's 2017 STARS ratings; (vi) 10,308 shares shall vest upon the Company's achievement of certain business development targets; and (vii) 15,464 shares shall vest in one-third increments, on each of March 7, 2017, March 7, 2018, and March 7, 2019; (viii) 2,865 shares shall vest based on the Company's fiscal year 2016 annual premium revenue achievement; continued
(4) (ix) 2,865 shares shall vest based on the Company's fiscal year 2016 net profit margin achievement; (x) 2,865 shares shall vest based on the Company's pre-tax income in fiscal year 2016; (xi) 2,865 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 annual premium revenue achievement; (xii) 2,865 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 net profit margin achievement; (xiii) 2,865 shares shall vest based on pre-tax income in fiscal year 2017; (xiv) 2,865 shares shall vest upon the Company's achieving a three-year Total Stockholder Return (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; (xv) 5,732 shares shall vest one half on each of April 1, 2017, and April 1, 2018. See 2015 Definitive Proxy Statement; continued
(5) (xvi) 4,644 shares shall vest upon the Company achieving three-year 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; (xvii) 11,611 shares shall 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%; (xviii) 11,611 of shares shall vest upon the Company achieving a cumulative earnings per share of at least $8.50 for the three year period ending December 31, 2016; and (xix) 4,644 shares vest on March 1, 2017. The remainder of the shares are vested.

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