Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ORLANDO STEVEN J	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                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2015
(Street) SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	10/1/2015		A (1)		799   (2)	A	$66.79   (3)	30506	I	Held by trust   (4)
Common Stock								1500	I	Held by Reporting Person's 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Grant of stock under the Issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the Reporting Person's services as a director.
( 2)	The aggregate dollar value of the annual equity award to each director in 2015-2016 shall be $220,000, with one quarter of that amount in stock, or $55,000, to be granted on the first day of each quarter based on the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding quarter. The closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding quarter, September 30, 2015, was $68.85. Thus, the grant this quarter for services as a director is for 799 shares of the Issuer's common stock.
( 3)	Represents the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on October 1, 2015.
( 4)	Shares are held by Orlando Family Trust.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ORLANDO STEVEN J 300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 100 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825	X

Signatures
Jeff. D. Barlow, by power of attorney for Steven J. Orlando.		10/2/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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