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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 
FORM 8-K
 
 



Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2009
 
 


MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-31719
 
13-4204626
(State of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 

 
200 Oceangate, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90802
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 435-3666

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o                 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 


 

 
 Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On August 4, 2009, Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009.  The full text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The information contained in the websites cited in the press release is not part of this report.
 
The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
 
Exhibits:
     
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued August 4, 2009, as to financial results for the  second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009.
 

 
 
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: August 4, 2009
 
By:    /s/ Mark L. Andrews
 
   
Mark L. Andrews
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel,
  and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued August 4, 2009, as to financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
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News Release
 
Contact:
Juan José Orellana
Investor Relations
562-435-3666, ext. 111143


MOLINA HEALTHCARE REPORTS
SECOND QUARTER 2009 RESULTS


 
Diluted earnings per share of $0.56, consistent with the second quarter of 2008;
 
Quarterly premium revenues of $926 million, up 22%;
 
Aggregate membership up 11% over the second quarter of 2008;
 
Consolidated medical care ratio increase of 2.6% from low margins in California and from increased utilization believed to be driven by swine flu and influx of new members; and
 
Revised 2009 earnings guidance to $2.15 per diluted share.


Long Beach, California (August 4, 2009) – Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today reported net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, of $14.6 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared with net income of $15.8 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

In commenting on the results, J. Mario Molina, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, said, “Our results for the second quarter were mixed.  I am pleased by our strong organic membership growth and lower administrative costs, as well as by our success in retaining our contracts in Michigan and Missouri, the addition of a new contract in Texas for 2010, and the Texas plan’s accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).  However, the addition of a significant number of new members, the emergence of the H1N1 flu, and increases in physician and outpatient utilization led to higher overall medical costs in the quarter.  Much of our efforts in the second half of the year will be focused on addressing these challenges.”

Revised 2009 Earnings Per Share Guidance

The Company has revised its guidance for fiscal year 2009 earnings to $2.15 per diluted share.  Additional detail regarding the Company’s guidance is provided below.

Overview of Financial Results

Note:  Estimates of utilization and unit costs may not match changes in reported overall costs due to the impact of shifts in case mix between the periods presented, prior period development, the existence of pass-through contracts in which third parties assume medical risk, and other factors.  Additionally, estimates of utilization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, exclude the month of June 2009 due to the substantial incompleteness of claims payment data for that month.
 
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Second Quarter 2009 Compared with Second Quarter 2008

Net income in the second quarter of 2009 decreased 8% to $14.6 million compared with net income of $15.8 million in the second quarter of 2008.

Premium revenue grew 22% in the second quarter of 2009.  Membership grew 11% overall, with Ohio, Washington, and California gaining the most members.  On a per-member per-month, or PMPM, basis, consolidated premium revenue increased 10%.  Increased membership contributed 52% of the growth in premium revenue between the second quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2008, and increases in PMPM revenue, as a result of both rate changes and shifts in member mix, contributed the remaining 48%.

Investment income for the second quarter of 2009 was $2.1 million, a $3.2 million decrease from the $5.3 million in investment income earned in the second quarter of 2008.  This 61% decline was due primarily to lower interest rates.

Medical costs increased approximately 14% on a PMPM basis in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2008.  The increased expenses were generally the result of higher utilization rather than higher unit costs and were most pronounced in connection with physician and outpatient costs.  The Company believes that the emergence during the quarter of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, or “swine flu,” and growing enrollment contributed to these higher costs.  The Company did not experience the typical seasonal decrease in costs associated with the second quarter.

Physician and outpatient costs exhibited the most significant unfavorable cost trend in the second quarter of 2009.  Together, these costs increased approximately 18% on a PMPM basis compared with the second quarter of 2008.  The primary drivers of these increased costs were emergency room utilization (up approximately 17%), and cost per visit (up approximately 8%).  This increase in utilization was most pronounced in the California and Washington health plans.

Inpatient facility costs increased approximately 7% PMPM compared with the second quarter of 2008.  Inpatient facility utilization increased approximately 7% during the second quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2008.  Inpatient facility unit costs decreased approximately 4%.

Pharmacy costs increased approximately 2% PMPM compared with the second quarter of 2008.  Pharmacy utilization increased approximately 9% year over year, while unit costs (excluding rebates) decreased approximately 2%.

Capitated costs increased approximately 19% PMPM compared with the second quarter of 2008 as a result of $21.9 million in retroactive capitation expense at the New Mexico health plan ($15.0 million related to the second half of 2008 and $6.9 million related to the first quarter of 2009), and the transition of members into capitated arrangements at the California health plan.  The retroactive capitation expense at the New Mexico health plan was directly related to the receipt of $25.3 million in retroactive premium revenue.

California and Washington Developments

Developments at the California and Washington health plans were particularly significant in the second quarter.
 
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California health plan results have contributed the most significant downward pressure on the Company’s current quarter and year-to-date results.  Year-to-date, the California plan’s Medicaid medical margin has decreased approximately $12 million from 2008, while the Medicaid medical margin for the second quarter has decreased approximately $4 million from 2008.

Based on claims paid through June 30, 2009, the Company has determined that claims reserves for the California health plan were underestimated by $5.2 million at December 31, 2008.  At the close of the first quarter, and based on claims paid through March 31, 2009, the Company believed that the California claims reserve underestimation was approximately $2.8 million.  Income at the California health plan was therefore reduced by approximately $2.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, as a result of adverse prior period claims development.  Adverse claims development in the second quarter of 2009 was offset by $3.2 million in revenue recognized by the California health plan in connection with the settlement of a rate dispute with the state for contract year 2002.  On a consolidated basis, prior period development of claims reserves through June 30 was consistent between 2009 and 2008.

The Company is currently engaged in a number of efforts to improve profitability at the California health plan.

Washington health plan results have deteriorated as a result of a decline of approximately $9 PMPM in premium rates for the Company’s TANF, or Temporary Aid for Needy Families, population in that state.  The decrease in premium rates was partially linked to a decrease in the Washington Medicaid Provider Fee Schedule; developments year-to-date have shown that only about one-third of the $9 PMPM revenue decrease is being offset by reduced medical costs.  This resulted in a decline in medical margin for this population of approximately $5.4 million and $10.6 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

Days in medical claims and benefits payable were 39 days at June 30, 2009, 42 days at March 31, 2009, and 47 days at June 30, 2008.

Core G&A expenses (defined as G&A expenses less premium taxes) were 7.0% of revenue in the second quarter of 2009, compared with 8.2% in the second quarter of 2008 and 7.6% in the first quarter of 2009.  Premium revenue grew faster than administrative costs, causing administrative costs, as a percentage of revenue, to decrease.

Interest expense for both periods presented includes non-cash interest expense relating to the Company’s convertible senior notes, as a result of the adoption of FSP APB 14-1.  The amounts recorded for this additional interest expense totaled $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2009 ($0.03 per diluted share) and $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2008 ($0.03 per diluted share).

Income taxes were recorded at an effective rate of 16.8% in the second quarter of 2009 compared with 41.0% in the second quarter of 2008.  The lower rate is primarily due to discrete tax benefits of $4.4 million recorded in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of settling tax examinations and the voluntary filing of certain accounting method changes.  The Company’s tax rate would have been 43.5% for the second quarter of 2009 absent these discrete tax benefits.
 
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Second Quarter 2009 Compared with First Quarter 2009

Premium revenue grew approximately 8%, or $68 million, between the first and second quarters of 2009.  Membership grew approximately 5% between the first and second quarters.

Medical costs did not experience their normal seasonal drop between the first and second quarters of 2009.  Rather, the Company’s medical care ratio increased in the second quarter when compared with the first quarter.  The Company believes that the principal reasons for the increase in medical costs were:
 
 
Increased physician and outpatient costs.  The Company believes that both the H1N1 outbreak and the addition of a significant number of new members have increased physician and outpatient costs during the second quarter.
 
Impact of claims reserves established at March 31, 2009.  Benefit from the run-out of the Company’s liability for medical claims and benefits payable as of March 31, 2009, was less than it has been in the past.

The benefit from the run-out of the Company’s liability for medical claims and benefits payable as of December 31, 2008, is consistent with previous experience.

Physician and outpatient costs demonstrated the most significant unfavorable cost trend in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2009.  These costs increased about 3% on a PMPM basis compared with the first quarter.  In contrast, these costs dropped 3% from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2008.  Emergency room utilization was up about 9% from the first to the second quarter of 2009, compared with a 4% drop in utilization from the first to the second quarter of 2008. Emergency room cost per visit, however, dropped 3% between the first and second quarter of 2009, compared with a 5% increase in cost per visit between the first and second quarters of 2008.

Inpatient costs PMPM decreased sequentially about 2%, which is much less than the 7.5% sequential decrease experienced in the previous year.

Pharmacy costs PMPM decreased sequentially about 7%, which is more than the 2% sequential decrease experienced in the previous year.

Capitated costs PMPM increased 7.7% between the first and second quarters of 2009 (excluding the impact of the retroactive capitation expense in New Mexico discussed above), consistent with the 8.3% increase experienced in 2008.

First Half 2009 Compared with First Half 2008

Net income decreased 5% to $26.8 million in the first half of 2009 compared with net income of $28.3 million in the first half of 2008.  All of the factors discussed above in comparing second quarter performance between 2009 and 2008 apply to the comparison of performance between the first half of 2009 and the first half of 2008.

Historically, the Company experiences a decline in medical costs from the first to the second quarter.  This was not the case during 2009.  Although the first quarter of 2009 may have benefited from a lighter flu season, the Company believes the H1N1 epidemic was partially responsible for the absence of the expected seasonal drop in medical costs from the first to second quarter.
 
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On a consolidated basis, prior period development of claims reserves was consistent over both years.  As discussed above, however, the Company has determined that claims reserves for the California health plan were underestimated by $5.2 million at December 31, 2008.

Premium revenue grew nearly 20% between the first half of 2008 and the first half of 2009.  Membership grew 11% overall, with Ohio, Washington, and California gaining the most members.  Consolidated premium revenue increased 8% on a PMPM basis.  Increased membership contributed 59% of the growth in premium revenue.

Investment income for the first half of 2009 was $5.6 million, a $7.1 million decrease from the $12.7 million earned in the first half of 2008.  This 56% decline was primarily due to lower interest rates in 2009.  The Company’s annualized portfolio yield for the first half of 2009 decreased to 1.6%, compared with 3.5% for the first half of 2008.

Medical costs increased approximately 10% on a PMPM basis in the first half of 2009 compared with the first half of 2008.  The Company believes that new members and the novel H1N1 flu contributed to the increase in physician and outpatient costs.

Physician and outpatient costs exhibited the most significant unfavorable cost trend in the first half of 2009.  Together, these costs increased approximately 14% on a PMPM basis compared with the first half of 2008.  Consistent with the Company’s experience in the second quarter of 2009, emergency room utilization (up approximately 8%) and cost per visit (up approximately 13%) were primary drivers of increased cost in the first half of 2009.
 
During the first half of 2009, the Company observed providers billing for more intensive levels of care than in the first half of 2008.  The billing codes for emergency room level of care – with level one reflecting the least intensive care and level five reflecting the most intensive care – changed significantly in the first half of 2009 compared with the first half of 2008.  As indicated in the following table, level one and level two visits decreased by 16% and 10%, respectively, while level three, level four, and level five visits increased by 13%, 13%, and 18%, respectively.

       
   
Emergency Room Visits per 1,000 
 
   
Level
 
      1       2       3       4       5  
1st Half 2009 v. 1st Half 2008
    (16 %)     (10 %)     13 %     13 %     18 %

Inpatient costs increased approximately 4% PMPM year over year.  Inpatient facility utilization increased approximately 8% while unit costs were essentially flat.

Pharmacy costs increased approximately 4% PMPM year over year.  Pharmacy utilization increased approximately 6% year over year while unit costs (excluding rebates) increased by approximately 2%.

Capitated costs increased approximately 11% PMPM year over year as a result of the payment of $21.9 million in retroactive capitation in New Mexico as discussed above and the transition of members into capitated arrangements in California.

Core G&A expenses (defined as G&A expenses less premium taxes) were 7.3% of revenue in the first half of 2009, compared with 8.0% in the first half of 2008.  The decrease in core G&A compared with the first half of 2008 was primarily due to lower administrative payroll as a percentage of revenue.
 
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Interest expense for both periods presented includes non-cash interest expense relating to the Company’s convertible senior notes, as a result of the adoption of FSP APB 14-1.  The amounts recorded for this additional interest expense totaled $2.4 million for the first half of 2009 ($0.06 per diluted share) and $2.3 million for the first half of 2008 ($0.05 per diluted share).

Income taxes were recorded at an effective rate of 29.9% for the first half of 2009 compared with 40.9% in the first half of 2008.  The lower rate is primarily due to discrete tax benefits recorded in the second quarter of 2009 as described above.  The Company’s tax rate would have been 42% for the first half of 2009 absent these discrete tax benefits.

Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009, was $94.8 million, compared with cash provided by operating activities of $39.3 million for 2008, an increase of $55.5 million.

Significant contributors to this increase included the following:

 
Increased deferred revenue of $44.6 million, primarily due to the timing of the Ohio health plan’s receipt of premium payments from the state of Ohio; and
 
Increased medical claims and benefits payable of $22.3 million, primarily due to the commencement of operations of the Company’s Florida health plan in 2009.

These increases were offset by increased receivables of $20.8 million, primarily in California and Utah.

At June 30, 2009, the Company had cash and investments (not including restricted investments) of $660.3 million, including non-current auction rate securities with a fair value of $62.0 million.  At June 30, 2009, the parent company had unrestricted cash and investments of $48.7 million, including auction rate securities with a fair value of $18.4 million.  At December 31, 2008, the parent company had cash and investments of $68.9 million.

EBITDA (1)

(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating income
  $ 20,726     $ 30,258     $ 44,841     $ 54,709  
Add back:
                               
Depreciation and amortization expense
    9,584       8,330       18,636       16,482  
EBITDA
  $ 30,310     $ 38,588     $ 63,477     $ 71,191  

(1)  
The Company calculates EBITDA by adding back depreciation and amortization expense to operating income.  EBITDA is not prepared in conformity with GAAP since it excludes the provisions for income taxes, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization expense.  This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, operating margin, or cash provided by operating activities.  Management uses EBITDA as a metric in evaluating the Company’s financial performance, in evaluating financing and business development decisions, and in forecasting and analyzing future periods.  For these reasons, management believes that EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure to investors in evaluating the Company’s performance and the performance of other companies in our industry.
 
 
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Securities Purchase Program

During the second quarter of 2009, the Company purchased 544,000 shares of its common stock for $12.7 million (average cost of $23.41 per share).  These purchases increased diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2009 by less than $0.01.  Year-to-date, the Company has purchased approximately 1.4 million shares of its common stock for $27.7 million (average cost of $20.49 per share).  These purchases increased diluted earnings per share for the first half of 2009 by $0.02. A total of approximately $12.3 million currently remains available under the Company's securities purchase program.

Health Plan Contracts

During the second quarter of 2009, the Company’s Missouri health plan was notified that its Medicaid contract with the Department of Social Services for the Eastern, Central, and Western regions of the state will be renewed effective as of October 1, 2009.  The contract will be renewable on an annual basis through September 30, 2012.

In addition, on August 3, 2009, the Company’s Michigan health plan was notified that its Medicaid contract with the Michigan Department of Community Health will be renewed effective as of October 1, 2009.  The new contract will expand the Michigan plan’s service area from 42 to 46 counties in the state.  The contract will have an initial term of three years, with three annual renewals thereafter, extending the full contract term through September 30, 2015.

Further, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has issued a tentative contract award to the Company’s Texas health plan under the CHIP Rural Services Area Managed Care Organization Procurement.  The award is contingent on the plan’s successful negotiation and execution of a contract with HHSC.  The Texas plan will begin serving members under the new contract on September 1, 2010, with the contract’s term continuing through August 31, 2013.  The award covers up to 170 rural Texas counties.

Finally, the New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority has notified the Company’s New Mexico health plan that the plan’s Medicare product will be offered as an option to the state’s employee retiree group business.  The potential market for this contract includes New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority members who are over 65 and/or are Medicare eligible.

Health Plan Accreditation

The Company’s Texas health plan has earned a new health plan accreditation status from the NCQA.  The Company is proud to be the first and only Medicaid health plan in Texas to achieve this distinction.  Molina Healthcare continues to be among the leaders in health plans achieving NCQA accreditation, with seven Company health plans accredited in the states of California, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington.  Currently, only 22% of the nation’s Medicaid health plans are NCQA accredited.

Adoption of Convertible Debt Accounting

The Company’s 2008 results have been recast to reflect the adoption of FASB Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement).
 
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Revised Guidance 2009 Details

The Company is revising its guidance for fiscal year 2009 as follows (all amounts are approximate):

 
Earnings per diluted share
$2.15
 
Net income
$56 million
 
Premium revenue
$3.6 billion
 
Investment income
$10 million
 
EBITDA
$142 million
 
EBITDA as a percentage of premium revenue
 3.9%
 
Medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue
86%
 
Core G&A (administrative expenses excluding premium taxes)
7.2%
 
Administrative expenses as a % of total revenue
10.3%
 
Depreciation and amortization
$40 million
 
Interest expense
$13 million
 
Total membership
1.46 million
 
Diluted shares outstanding
26 million
 
Effective tax rate for full year
37.1%
 
Effective tax rate for second half of 2009
42.5%

The Company’s guidance for diluted shares outstanding does not include any potential dilution from its convertible senior notes.

The Company’s guidance assumes that influenza disease patterns in the second half of 2009 will be consistent with that experienced prior to the H1N1 outbreak in the second quarter.

The Company’s guidance includes the following assumptions for rate changes it expects to receive in the second half of 2009:
 
California:
   
  Increase of approximately 4.5% effective October 1, 2009.
Michigan:
   
 
Decrease of approximately 1.4% effective July 1, 2009.  Substantially all of this decrease is expected to be passed on in lower provider payments due to reductions to the Medicaid fee schedule.
 
Increase of approximately 4% effective October 1, 2009.
Missouri:
   
 
Increase of approximately 4.5% effective July 1, 2009.
 
Decrease of approximately 1% effective October 1, 2009.
New Mexico:
   
 
Increase of approximately 2.4% (blended across product lines) effective July 1, 2009.
Texas:
   
 
Increase of approximately 0.2% (blended across product lines) effective September 1, 2009.
Washington:
   
 
Decrease of approximately 7.5% effective July 1, 2009.  Substantially all of this decrease is expected to be passed on in lower provider payments due to reductions to the Medicaid fee schedule.
 
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Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its second quarter results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.  The telephone number for this interactive conference call is 212-231-2906, and the live webcast of the call can be accessed on the Company’s website at www.molinahealthcare.com, or at www.earnings.com.  An online replay will be available beginning about one hour following the conclusion of the call and webcast.

Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a multi-state managed care organization that arranges for the delivery of healthcare services to persons eligible for Medicaid, Medicare, and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals.  Molina Healthcare’s ten licensed health plan subsidiaries in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington currently serve approximately 1.4 million members.  More information about Molina Healthcare can be obtained at www.molinahealthcare.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains “forward-looking statements” identified by words such as “will,” “believed” or “believes,” “expects” or ”expectations,” “projects,” “estimates,” and similar words and expressions.  In addition, any statements that explicitly or implicitly refer to 2009 earnings guidance, expectations, projections, or their underlying assumptions, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements.  All of our forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions which are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.  Such factors include, without limitation, risks related to: budgetary pressures on the federal and state governments and their resulting inability to fully fund Medicaid, Medicare, or CHIP or to maintain membership eligibility levels, thresholds, or criteria, including ongoing budget issues in California and the resulting pressure on all its healthcare and social service programs; the successful management of our medical costs and the achievement of our projected medical care ratios in all our health plans; both the novel H1N1 (swine) flu and the seasonal flu, including utilization rates at variance with historic seasonal patterns; the leveraging of our administrative costs to address the needs associated with increased enrollment; growth in our Medicaid and Medicare enrollment consistent with our expectations; uncertainties regarding the impact of federal healthcare reform efforts; rate revisions and the maintenance of existing rate levels that are consistent with our assumptions and expectations; our ability to pass on to providers any rate cuts under our government contracts, including the reduction in provider payment levels under the Washington Medicaid fee schedule that are commensurate with the reduced rates paid to our Washington health plan; the renewal of the provider premium tax beyond October 1, 2009 as it affects our California, Missouri, and Ohio health plans; our ability to accurately estimate incurred but not reported medical costs across all health plans; the successful renewal and continuation of the government contracts of all of our health plans; our limited experience operating in Florida; the transition from a non-risk to a risk-based capitation contract by our Utah health plan; the availability of financing to fund and capitalize our acquisitions and start-up activities and to meet our liquidity needs; the illiquidity of our auction rate securities; the successful and cost-effective integration of our acquisitions; earnings seasonality; high profile qui tam matters and negative publicity regarding Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage; changes in funding under our contracts as a result of regulatory and programmatic adjustments and reforms; approval by state regulators of dividends and distributions by our subsidiaries; unexpected changes in member utilization patterns, healthcare practices, or healthcare technologies; high dollar claims related to catastrophic illness; changes in federal or state laws or regulations or in their interpretation; the favorable resolution of litigation or arbitration matters; and other risks and uncertainties as detailed in our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov.  All forward-looking statements in this release represent our judgment as of the date of this release.  We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per-share data)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenue:
                       
Premium revenue
  $ 925,507     $ 761,153     $ 1,782,991     $ 1,490,791  
Investment income
    2,082       5,338       5,629       12,742  
Total operating revenue
    927,589       766,491       1,788,620       1,503,533  
                                 
Expenses:
                               
Medical care costs
    803,206       640,829       1,541,094       1,267,176  
General and administrative expenses
    94,073       87,074       185,581       165,166  
Depreciation and amortization
    9,584       8,330       18,636       16,482  
Total expenses
    906,863       736,233       1,745,311       1,448,824  
Gain on retirement of convertible senior notes
                1,532        
Operating income
    20,726       30,258       44,841       54,709  
Interest expense (1)
    (3,223 )     (3,425 )     (6,638 )     (6,793 )
                                 
Income before income taxes (1)
    17,503       26,833       38,203       47,916  
Income tax expense (1), (2)
    2,938       11,010       11,427       19,618  
Net income (1)
  $ 14,565     $ 15,823     $ 26,776     $ 28,298  
                                 
Net income per share: (1)
                               
Basic
  $ 0.56     $ 0.57     $ 1.02     $ 1.00  
Diluted
  $ 0.56     $ 0.56     $ 1.02     $ 1.00  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding
    25,870       28,044       26,241       28,324  
                                 
Operating Statistics:
                               
Ratio of medical care costs paid directly to providers to premium revenue
    84.8 %     81.9 %     84.4 %     82.5 %
Ratio of medical care costs not paid directly to providers to premium revenue
    2.0 %     2.3 %     2.0 %     2.5 %
Medical care ratio (3)
    86.8 %     84.2 %     86.4 %     85.0 %
General and administrative expense
ratio excluding premium taxes
(core G&A ratio) (4)
    7.0 %     8.2 %     7.3 %     8.0 %
Premium taxes included in G&A expense (4)
    3.1 %     3.2 %     3.1 %     3.0 %
Total general and administrative
expense ratio (4)
    10.1 %     11.4 %     10.4 %     11.0 %
Depreciation and amortization expense ratio (4)
    1.0 %     1.1 %     1.0 %     1.1 %
Effective tax rate (1),(2)
    16.8 %     41.0 %     29.9 %     40.9 %

(1)
The Company’s 2008 results have been recast to reflect the adoption of FSP APB 14-1.  This resulted in additional interest expense of $1.2 million ($0.03 per diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and $2.3 million ($0.05 per diluted share) for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
(2)
The Company recorded tax benefits totaling $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of settling tax examinations and the voluntary filing of certain accounting method changes.
(3)
Medical care ratio represents medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue.
(4)
Computed as a percentage of total operating revenue.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 11
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

   
June 30,
2009
   
Dec. 31,
2008 (1)
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 417,837     $ 387,162  
Investments
    180,398       189,870  
Receivables
    151,440       128,562  
Income taxes refundable
          4,019  
Deferred income taxes (1)
    6,829       9,071  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    14,034       14,766  
Total current assets
    770,538       733,450  
Property and equipment, net
    73,957       65,058  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
    204,040       192,599  
Investments
    62,017       58,169  
Restricted investments
    44,736       38,202  
Receivable for ceded life and annuity contracts
    26,153       27,367  
Other assets (1)
    21,718       33,223  
Total assets
  $ 1,203,159     $ 1,148,068  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
Medical claims and benefits payable
  $ 308,707     $ 292,442  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    60,016       66,247  
Deferred revenue
    84,176       29,538  
Income taxes payable
    5,401        
Total current liabilities
    458,300       388,227  
Long-term debt (1)
    156,484       164,873  
Deferred income taxes (1)
    13,891       12,911  
Liability for ceded life and annuity contracts
    26,153       27,367  
Other long-term liabilities
    14,156       22,928  
Total liabilities
    668,984       616,306  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000 shares authorized, outstanding 25,529 shares at June 30, 2009, and 26,725 shares at December 31, 2008
    26       27  
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized,
no shares outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital (1)
    138,058       170,681  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,702 )     (2,310 )
Retained earnings (1)
    410,530       383,754  
Treasury stock, at cost; 544 shares at June 30, 2009, and 1,201 shares at
December 31, 2008
    (12,737 )     (20,390 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    534,175       531,762  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,203,159     $ 1,148,068  

(1)
The Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2008, has been recast to reflect adoption of FSP APB 14-1.  The cumulative adjustments to reduce retained earnings were $3.4 million as of January 1, 2009.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 12
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008 (1)
   
2009
   
2008 (1)
 
Operating activities:
                       
Net income (1)
  $ 14,565     $ 15,823     $ 26,776     $ 28,298  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    9,584       8,330       18,636       16,482  
Unrealized loss (gain) on trading securities
    29             (3,610 )      
(Gain) loss on rights agreement
    (27 )           3,296        
Deferred income taxes
    (1,743 )     (1,716 )     3,245       (6,490 )
Stock-based compensation
    2,024       2,076       3,458       3,587  
Non-cash interest on convertible senior notes (1)
    1,172       1,166       2,366       2,310  
Gain on purchase and retirement of convertible senior notes
                (1,532 )      
Amortization of deferred financing costs (1)
    344       359       696       717  
Tax deficiency from employee stock compensation recorded as additional
paid-in capital
    (14 )     (142 )     (547 )     (156 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Receivables
    6,735       3,956       (22,878 )     (2,060 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    3,644       (706 )     732       (1,963 )
Medical claims and benefits payable
    (2,920 )     (6,235 )     16,265       (6,065 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (12,804 )     (6,343 )     (15,726 )     (10,620 )
Deferred revenue
    1,670       48,128       54,638       10,066  
Income taxes
    5,666       (1,943 )     9,025       5,191  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    27,925       62,753       94,840       39,297  
                                 
Investing activities:
                               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (9,557 )     (8,921 )     (19,924 )     (17,098 )
Purchases of investments
    (24,055 )     (67,630 )     (72,182 )     (163,447 )
Sales and maturities of investments
    46,665       55,452       82,292       137,805  
Cash paid in business purchase transactions
          (1,000 )           (1,000 )
Increase in restricted investments
    (6,979 )     (69 )     (6,534 )     (856 )
Increase in other assets
    (1,053 )     (615 )     (2,761 )     (2,177 )
(Decrease) increase in other long-term liabilities
    (8,641 )     2,247       (8,772 )     2,610  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,620 )     (20,536 )     (27,881 )     (44,163 )
                                 
Financing activities:
                               
Treasury stock purchases
    (12,736 )     (29,966 )     (27,712 )     (29,966 )
Purchase and retirement of convertible
senior notes
                (9,653 )      
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock plan purchases
    1,081       1,020       1,081       1,192  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,655 )     (28,946 )     (36,284 )     (28,774 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    12,650       13,271       30,675       (33,640 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    405,187       412,153       387,162       459,064  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 417,837     $ 425,424     $ 417,837     $ 425,424  

(1)
The Company’s 2008 cash flows have been recast to reflect the adoption of FSP APB 14-1.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 13
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED MEMBERSHIP DATA

Total Ending Membership By Health Plan:
 
June 30,
2009
   
March 31,
2009
   
Dec. 31,
2008
   
June 30,
2008
 
California
    349,000       327,000       322,000       310,000  
Florida (1)
    29,000       17,000              
Michigan
    207,000       207,000       206,000       212,000  
Missouri
    78,000       77,000       77,000       76,000  
Nevada (2)
                       
New Mexico
    85,000       83,000       84,000       81,000  
Ohio
    203,000       190,000       176,000       173,000  
Texas
    30,000       33,000       31,000       29,000  
Utah
    64,000       60,000       61,000       57,000  
Washington
    323,000       309,000       299,000       296,000  
Total
    1,368,000       1,303,000       1,256,000       1,234,000  
                                 
Total Ending Membership By State
for the Medicare Advantage Plans:
                               
California
    1,600       1,500       1,500       1,400  
Michigan
    2,100       2,000       1,700       1,500  
Nevada
    400       400       700       700  
New Mexico
    400       400       300       100  
Texas
    400       400       400       400  
Utah
    3,100       2,800       2,400       2,100  
Washington
    1,000       1,000       1,000       900  
Total
    9,000       8,500       8,000       7,100  
                                 
Total Ending Membership By State
for the Aged, Blind or Disabled Population:
                               
California
    13,100       12,600       12,700       12,100  
Florida (1)
    6,000       4,200              
Michigan
    29,900       30,100       30,300       30,900  
New Mexico
    5,700       6,200       6,300       6,700  
Ohio
    19,700       19,700       19,000       15,400  
Texas
    17,000       16,700       16,200       16,000  
Utah
    7,600       7,500       7,300       7,000  
Washington
    3,000       3,000       3,000       3,000  
Total
    102,000       100,000       94,800       91,100  

   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
Total Member Months (3)
by Health Plan:
 
June 30,
2009
   
March 31,
2009
   
June 30,
2008
   
June 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2008
 
California
    1,031,000       980,000       921,000       2,011,000       1,829,000  
Florida (1)
    75,000       61,000             136,000        
Michigan
    623,000       620,000       639,000       1,243,000       1,277,000  
Missouri
    232,000       231,000       227,000       463,000       450,000  
Nevada
    1,000       1,000       2,000       2,000       4,000  
New Mexico
    251,000       248,000       239,000       499,000       467,000  
Ohio
    596,000       560,000       522,000       1,156,000       935,000  
Texas
    92,000       98,000       85,000       190,000       170,000  
Utah
    200,000       184,000       164,000       384,000       321,000  
Washington
    952,000       919,000       879,000       1,871,000       1,738,000  
Total
    4,053,000       3,902,000       3,678,000       7,955,000       7,191,000  

(1)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(2)  
Less than 1,000 members.
(3)  
A total member month is defined as the aggregate of each month’s ending membership for the period presented.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 14
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)

   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California (1)
  $ 121,918     $ 118.23     $ 111,750     $ 108.37       91.7 %   $ 3,395  
Florida (2)
    19,339       257.22       17,355       230.83       89.7        
Michigan
    136,549       219.44       112,402       180.64       82.3       8,300  
Missouri
    58,141       251.06       48,582       209.78       83.6        
Nevada
    1,494       1,348.22       769       694.07       51.5        
New Mexico (3)
    114,408       456.80       100,255       400.30       87.6       2,989  
Ohio
    194,885       327.02       168,639       282.98       86.5       10,731  
Texas
    34,345       372.13       24,851       269.26       72.4       572  
Utah
    57,918       288.99       53,182       265.35       91.8        
Washington
    183,720       192.96       156,981       164.88       85.5       3,064  
Other (4)
    2,790             8,440                   11  
Consolidated
  $ 925,507     $ 228.38     $ 803,206     $ 198.20       86.8 %   $ 29,062  

   
Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 104,136     $ 113.00     $ 88,449     $ 95.98       84.9 %   $ 3,242  
Florida (1)
                                   
Michigan
    125,382       196.37       100,273       157.05       80.0       6,625  
Missouri
    54,250       238.84       45,050       198.34       83.0        
Nevada
    2,243       1,303.04       2,506       1,456.25       111.8        
New Mexico
    89,279       374.58       69,593       291.99       78.0       4,184  
Ohio
    147,114       281.73       133,816       256.26       91.0       6,672  
Texas
    25,742       303.09       19,669       231.58       76.4       460  
Utah
    35,385       214.89       31,932       193.92       90.2        
Washington
    177,619       202.11       145,840       165.95       82.1       2,993  
Other (2)
    3             3,701                   (5 )
Consolidated
  $ 761,153     $ 206.96     $ 640,829     $ 174.24       84.2 %   $ 24,171  

(1)  
The year-over-year increase in the California health plan’s medical care ratio was caused primarily by higher fee-for-service costs.  Of the $5.2 million in negative prior period development experienced by the California health plan during the six months ended June 30, 2009, $2.4 million was recognized in the second quarter.  Absent the $2.4 million in prior period development and the $3.2 million of revenue recognized in connection with the settlement of a rate dispute with the state, the medical care ratio for the second quarter of 2009 would have been 92.1%.
(2)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(3)  
The year-over-year increase in the New Mexico health plan’s medical care ratio was due to increased professional fees and outpatient facility costs in 2009, as well as the recognition in 2008 of revenue related to a medical cost floor provision of the Company’s contract with the state of New Mexico.  During the second quarter of 2008, the New Mexico health plan had recognized $6.2 million of premium revenue due to the reversal of amounts previously recorded as payable to the state.  Absent this revenue adjustment, the New Mexico health plan’s medical care ratio would have been 83.8% in the second quarter of 2008.
(4)  
 “Other” medical care costs represent primarily medically related administrative costs at the parent company.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 15
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)

   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
  $ 231,953     $ 115.34     $ 215,723     $ 107.27       93.0 %   $ 6,711  
Florida (1)
    39,030       287.03       35,123       258.29       90.0        
Michigan
    269,314       216.71       222,397       178.96       82.6       15,184  
Missouri
    116,848       252.53       95,556       206.51       81.8        
Nevada
    2,724       1,220.55       1,203       539.19       44.2        
New Mexico
    196,226       393.53       172,276       345.50       87.8       5,082  
Ohio
    382,107       330.46       326,419       282.30       85.4       20,923  
Texas
    67,356       354.66       52,257       275.15       77.6       1,256  
Utah
    108,536       282.34       97,445       253.49       89.8        
Washington
    364,424       194.78       306,526       163.83       84.1       6,011  
Other (2)
    4,473             16,169                   (4 )
Consolidated
  $ 1,782,991     $ 224.14     $ 1,541,094     $ 193.73       86.4 %   $ 55,163  

   
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
 
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical Care Ratio
   
Premium Tax Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California (1)
  $ 205,756     $ 112.49     $ 178,103     $ 97.37       86.6 %   $ 6,201  
Florida (2)
                                   
Michigan
    250,134       195.89       203,173       159.12       81.2       13,565  
Missouri
    106,286       236.29       91,732       203.93       86.3        
Nevada
    4,187       1,267.13       4,133       1,250.76       98.7        
New Mexico (3)
    177,928       381.45       141,518       303.40       79.5       5,686  
Ohio
    271,720       290.54       246,354       263.42       90.7       12,277  
Texas
    49,174       288.81       37,499       220.24       76.3       936  
Utah
    72,731       226.40       64,923       202.10       89.3        
Washington
    352,817       202.97       290,353       167.03       82.3       5,838  
Other (4)
    58             9,388                   20  
Consolidated
  $ 1,490,791     $ 207.33     $ 1,267,176     $ 176.23       85.0 %   $ 44,523  

(1)  
The medical care ratio of the California health plan was 93.0% for the first half of 2009, up from 86.6% in first half of 2008.  Rising fee-for-service costs combined with flat per member per month revenue (compared with the first half of 2008) drove the medical care ratio of the California health plan up for the first half of 2009.  Absent the $5.2 million in negative prior period development experience in 2009 and the $3.2 million of revenue recognized in connection with the settlement of a rate dispute with the state, the medical care ratio for the California health plan for the first half of 2009 would have been 92.0%.
(2)  
The Florida health plan began serving members in late December 2008.
(3)  
The medical care ratio of the New Mexico health plan was 87.8% for the first half of 2009, up from 79.5% in the first half of 2008.  During the first half of 2008, the New Mexico health plan had recognized $12.9 million of premium revenue due to the reversal of amounts previously recorded as payable to the state of New Mexico.  Absent this revenue adjustment, the New Mexico health plan’s medical care ratio would have been 85.8% in the first half of 2008.
(4)  
“Other” medical care costs represent primarily medically related administrative costs at the parent company.
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 16
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands except per member per month amounts)
 
The following tables provide the details of the Company’s medical care costs for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2009
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
 
Fee-for-service
  $ 517,066     $ 127.59       64.4 %   $ 410,619     $ 111.65       64.1 %
Capitation
    154,386       38.10       19.2       117,707       32.00       18.4  
Pharmacy
    99,256       24.49       12.4       88,676       24.11       13.8  
Other
    32,498       8.02       4.0       23,827       6.48       3.7  
Total
  $ 803,206     $ 198.20       100.0 %   $ 640,829     $ 174.24       100.0 %

   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of Total
Medical
Care Costs
 
Fee-for-service
  $ 1,006,207     $ 126.49       65.3 %   $ 822,628     $ 114.40       64.9 %
Capitation
    272,800       34.29       17.7       221,498       30.80       17.5  
Pharmacy
    201,894       25.38       13.1       174,958       24.33       13.8  
Other
    60,193       7.57       3.9       48,092       6.70       3.8  
Total
  $ 1,541,094     $ 193.73       100.0 %   $ 1,267,176     $ 176.23       100.0 %

The following table provides the details of the Company’s medical claims and benefits payable as of the dates indicated:

   
June 30, 2009
   
March 31, 2009
   
June 30, 2008
 
Fee-for-service claims incurred but not paid (IBNP)
  $ 244,987     $ 247,111     $ 248,698  
Capitation payable
    34,657       31,815       32,906  
Pharmacy payable
    22,367       24,047       16,107  
Other
    6,696       8,654       7,830  
Total medical claims and benefits payable
  $ 308,707     $ 311,627     $ 305,541  
 
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MOH Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
Page 17
August 4, 2009
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
CHANGE IN MEDICAL CLAIMS AND BENEFITS PAYABLE
(Dollars in thousands, except per-member amounts)
(Unaudited)

The Company’s claims liability includes an allowance for adverse claims development based on historical experience and other factors including, but not limited to, variation in claims payment patterns, changes in utilization and cost trends, known outbreaks of disease, and large claims.  The Company’s reserving methodology is consistently applied across all periods presented.  The negative amounts displayed for “Components of medical care costs related to: Prior periods” represent the amount by which the Company’s original estimate of claims and benefits payable at the beginning of the period exceeded the actual amount of the liability based on information (principally the payment of claims) developed since that liability was first reported.  The benefit of this prior period development may be offset by the addition of a reserve for adverse claims development when estimating the liability at the end of the period (captured in “Components of medical care costs related to: Current period”).  The following table shows the components of the change in medical claims and benefits payable as of the periods indicated:

   
Six Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
2009
   
June 30,
2008
   
June 30,
2009
   
March 31,
2009
 
Balances at beginning of period
  $ 292,442     $ 311,606     $ 311,627     $ 292,442  
Components of medical care costs related to:
                               
Current period
    1,587,469       1,315,469       826,819       780,112  
Prior periods
    (46,375 )     (48,293 )     (23,613 )     (42,224 )
Total medical care costs
    1,541,094       1,267,176       803,206       737,888  
Payments for medical care costs related to:
                               
Current period
    1,297,946       1,043,522       562,395       510,075  
Prior periods
    226,883       229,719       243,731       208,628  
Total paid
    1,524,829       1,273,241       806,126       718,703  
Balances at end of period
  $ 308,707     $ 305,541     $ 308,707     $ 311,627  
                                 
Benefit from prior period as a percentage of:
                               
Balance at beginning of period
    15.9 %     15.5 %     7.6 %     14.4 %
Premium revenue
    2.6 %     3.2 %     2.6 %     4.9 %
Total medical care costs
    3.0 %     3.8 %     2.9 %     5.7 %
                                 
Days in claims payable
    39       47       39       42  
Number of members at end of period
    1,368,000       1,234,000       1,368,000       1,303,000  
Number of claims in inventory at end of period
    117,100       151,500       117,100       158,900  
Billed charges of claims in inventory
at end of period
  $ 173,400     $ 209,100     $ 173,400     $ 208,900  
Claims in inventory per member at end of period
    0.09       0.12       0.09       0.12  
Billed charges of claims in inventory
per member at end of period
  $ 126.75     $ 169.45     $ 126.75     $ 160.32  
Number of claims received during the period
    6,287,300       5,483,600       3,235,700       3,051,600  
Billed charges of claims received
during the period
  $ 4,707,200     $ 3,758,600     $ 2,427,100     $ 2,280,100  

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