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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 * WHITE JOSEPH W CPA   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 Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2277 FAIR OAKS BLVD, STE 440 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (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 12/31/2008   A(1)   132 A $ 17.61 (2) 11,969 (3) 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

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.33

(4)

02/10/2014

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 44.29

(5)

07/01/2015

Common Stock

4,500

4,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 28.66

02/02/2007(6)

02/02/2016

Common Stock

9,500

9,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 31.32

03/01/2008(7)

03/01/2017

Common Stock

3,000

3,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WHITE JOSEPH W CPA 2277 FAIR OAKS BLVD, STE 440 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825			Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

Jeff D. Barlow, by power of attorney for Joseph W. White		01/05/2009
**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 acquired under the Molina Healthcare, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)	Represents the closing price on Wednesday, December 31, 2008.
(3)	Increments of 220 shares vest on each of 7/1/2009 and 7/1/2010; 833 shares vest on 8/15/2009; increments of 750 shares vest on 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010, and 3/1/2011; and 5,600 shares vest in one-quarter increments on 3/1/2009, 3/1/2010, 3/1/2011, and 3/1/2012. The remainder of the shares are fully vested.
(4)	The options are fully vested.
(5)	The options are fully vested.
(6)	Two-thirds of the options are vested; the remainder vest on 2/2/2009.
(7)	One-fourth of the options are vested; the remainder vest on each of 3/1/09, 3/1/10, and 3/1/11.

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