UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2021 (April 13, 2021)
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-31719
13-4204626
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
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200 Oceangate, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90802
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 435-3666
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
MOH
New York Stock Exchange
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

   
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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On April 13, 2021, the Company announced that its Ohio health plan subsidiary has been selected as an awardee in all three regions across the state pursuant to the Medicaid managed care RFA issued on September 30, 2020 by the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM).  The full text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
 
Note: The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)       Exhibits:
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
104
Cover page information from Molina Healthcare, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2021 formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language).


SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
     
Date: April 13, 2021
By:
/s/ Jeff D. Barlow
   
Jeff D. Barlow,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary


Exhibit 99.1

Molina Healthcare Wins Ohio Medicaid Contracts

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2021--Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that its Ohio health plan subsidiary has been selected as an awardee in all three regions across the state pursuant to the Medicaid managed care RFA issued on September 30, 2020, by the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM).

The new contract for Molina’s Ohio health plan is expected to begin in early 2022, and will offer health care coverage to Medicaid beneficiaries through the State of Ohio’s Covered Family and Children, Expansion, and Aged, Blind or Disabled programs which in total cover approximately 3.0 million members.

“We are honored that ODM has selected Molina to continue to serve the state’s most vulnerable citizens, as we have been proud to do for more than 15 years,” said Ami Cole, president of Molina’s Ohio health plan. “We are thrilled to be part of Ohio’s implementation of exciting and forward-thinking approaches in its next generation of managed care.”

About Molina Healthcare

Molina Healthcare, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, provides managed healthcare services under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. Through its locally operated health plans, Molina Healthcare served approximately 4.0 million members as of December 31, 2020. For more information about Molina Healthcare, please visit molinahealthcare.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding the provisional award of a Medicaid managed care contract to Molina’s Ohio health plan by ODM. All forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations that are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks include, without limitation, the failure to finalize or formalize the provisional awards or to execute a final Medicaid managed care contract, changes incidental to a successful protest or legal action, a delay in the start date for the contract, or other supervening action by ODM or a court. Given these risks and uncertainties, Molina cannot give assurances that its forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. All forward-looking statements in this release represent Molina’s judgment as of the date hereof, and it disclaims any obligation to update any forward‑looking statements to conform the statement to changes in its expectations that occur after the date of this release.

Contacts

Investor Contact: Julie Trudell, Julie.Trudell@molinahealthcare.com, 562-912-6720
Media Contact: Caroline Zubieta, Caroline.Zubieta@molinahealthcare.com, 562-951-1588