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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 * DENTINO WILLIAM   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [MOH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Trustee and executor (Last) (First) (Middle) 3500 DOUGLAS BLVD., SUITE 160 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2017 (Street) ROSEVILLE, CA 95661 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 12/14/2017   S(1)   22,500 D $ 74.5062 (2) 3,174,292 I Trustee (3) Common Stock 12/15/2017   S(1)   22,500 D $ 76.1276 (4) 3,151,792 I Trustee (3) Common Stock               28,258 I Trustee (5) Common Stock               254,209 I Trustee (6) Common Stock               47,273 I Executor (7) Common Stock               208,795 I Trustee (8) Common Stock               239,381 I Trustee (9) Common Stock               295,750 I Trustee (10) Common Stock               344,906 I Trustee (11) Common Stock               172,990 I Trustee (12) Common Stock               192,705 I Trustee (13) Common Stock               206,719 I Trustee (14) Common Stock               300 I Trustee (15) Common Stock               1,496 I Trustee (16) Common Stock               154,291 I Trustee (17)

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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
DENTINO WILLIAM 3500 DOUGLAS BLVD., SUITE 160 ROSEVILLE, CA 95661		X		Trustee and executor
PEDERSEN CURTIS 6218 EAST 6TH STREET LONG BEACH, CA 90803		X		Trustee

Signatures

/s/ William Dentino, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact		12/18/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Curtis Pedersen, by Karen Calhoun, Attorney-In-Fact		12/18/2017
**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 the Mary R Molina Living Trust.
(2)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $74.04 to $74.98. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Commission upon request.
(3)	The shares are owned by the Mary R. Molina Living Trust, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(4)	Represents the weighted average sale price of all sales on the Transaction Date. The range of prices for the transactions was $74.97 to $76.86. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full information about the transactions to the Commission upon request.
(5)	The shares are owned by the Exempt Mary R. Molina Living Trust, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(6)	The shares are owned by the MRM GRAT 812/3 of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(7)	The shares are owned by the Estate of Mary R. Molina, of which Mr. Dentino is executor.
(8)	The shares are owned by MRM GRAT 610/5, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(9)	The shares are owned by the MRM GRAT 609/7, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(10)	The shares are owned by MRM GRAT 1210/4, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(11)	The shares are owned by MRM GRAT 811/3, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(12)	The shares are owned by MRM GRAT 610/4, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(13)	The shares are owned by the MRM GRAT 1209/4, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(14)	The shares are owned by the MRM GRAT 609/4, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
(15)	The shares are owned by the Curtis and Rosi Pedersen 2012 Trust, of which Mr. Pedersen and his spouse are co-trustees.
(16)	The shares are owned by the Dentino Family Trust, of which Mr. Dentino is sole trustee.
(17)	The shares are owned by the MRM GRAT 1209/3, of which Mr. Dentino and Mr. Pedersen are co-trustees.
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