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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): February 23, 2012
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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)
 
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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:
 
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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 February 23, 2012, Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. 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 February 23, 2012, as to financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.


 
 

 

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: February 23, 2012
 
By:    /s/ Jeff D. Barlow
   
Jeff D. Barlow
Sr. Vice President – General Counsel, and Secretary
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
Exhibit
 
 No.  Description
   
99.1 Press release of Molina Healthcare, Inc. issued February 23, 2012, as to financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.
 
a50179368ex99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
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News Release
 
Contact:
Juan José Orellana
Investor Relations
562-435-3666, ext. 111143

MOLINA HEALTHCARE REPORTS
FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2011 RESULTS

Annual cash flow from operations of $225.4 million, up 40% from 2010
Annual premium revenues of $4.6 billion, up 15% over 2010
Full year and quarterly earnings (loss) per diluted share of $0.45 and $(0.72), respectively, including non-cash Missouri health plan impairment charge of $1.34 per diluted share
Full year and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.79 and $0.62, respectively, not including Missouri impairment charge

Long Beach, California (February 23, 2012) – Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

Net loss for the quarter was $33.0 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared with net income of $17.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011, was $20.8 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with net income of $55.0 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Earnings per diluted share for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, were affected by significant items as follows:

  
The Company recorded an impairment charge of $64.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to its Missouri health plan.  On February 17, 2012, the Division of Purchasing of the Missouri Office of Administration notified the Missouri health plan that it had not been awarded a contract under the Missouri HealthNet Managed Care Request for Proposal.  As a result, the Missouri health plan’s existing contract with the state will expire without renewal on June 30, 2012.  The impairment charge reflects the write off of goodwill and intangible assets recorded at the time of the Company’s acquisition of the Missouri health plan in 2007.  Most of the impairment charge is not tax deductible, resulting in a disproportionate impact to diluted earnings per share.
  
In the fourth quarter of 2011, operating income increased $15.9 million (approximately $0.21 per diluted share) due to a contract amendment entered into by the Company’s New Mexico health plan that more closely aligned the calculation of revenue with the methodology adopted under the Affordable Care Act.  The contract amendment changed the calculation of the amount of revenue that may be recognized relative to medical costs by the Company’s New Mexico heath plan.  Approximately $5.4 million ($0.07 per diluted share) of the increase in 2011 operating income related to the periods prior to 2011.
  
In the fourth quarter of 2011, operating income decreased $7.5 million (approximately $0.10 per diluted share) due to the settlement of an acquisition-related arbitration matter at the Florida health plan and certain provider termination costs.
 
 
 
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The following table captures the impact of these developments to diluted earnings per share:

   
Impact To:
 
   
(Loss)
Income
Before
Income
Taxes
   
(Loss)
Earnings
Per
Diluted
Share
   
(Loss)
Income
Before
Income
Taxes
   
(Loss)
Earnings
Per
Diluted
Share
 
   
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2011
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2011
 
   
(In thousands, except diluted (loss) income per share)
 
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
  $ (64,575 )   $ (1.34 )   $ (64,575 )   $ (1.34 )
New Mexico health plan revenue adjustment
    15,856       0.21       5,396       0.07  
Arbitration and provider termination costs
    (7,463 )     (0.10 )     (7,463 )     (0.10 )
Total
  $ (56,182 )   $ (1.23 )   $ (66,642 )   $ (1.37 )

“Our strong results for the fourth quarter and all of 2011 give us much cause for optimism,” said J. Mario Molina, M.D., chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc.  “Our cash flow from operations of $225 million in 2011 was a record for our company.  Were it not for the loss of our Missouri contract, which represented only 5% of our 2011 revenue, net income for both the fourth quarter and all of 2011 would also have been records for our company.  In 2011, we laid the foundations for future growth, achieving certification of our Medicaid management information system in Maine, winning large contract awards in Texas, serving more of the Aged, Blind or Disabled, or ABD, in California, and preparing for the dual-eligible opportunity in many of our states.”

Earnings Per Share Guidance

The Company has revised its guidance for fiscal year 2012 earnings to $1.75 per diluted share.  Additional details regarding the Company’s guidance is provided later in this release.

Overview of Financial Results

Fourth Quarter 2011 Compared with Third Quarter 2011

Pretax results in the fourth quarter of 2011 decreased by approximately $49.1 million compared with the third quarter of 2011:

Missouri impairment charge of $64.6 million discussed above.
Premium revenue increased approximately 10%.  Absent the $16.5 million increase in revenue ($15.9 million net of premium tax) due to the contract amendment in New Mexico, premium revenue increased approximately 8.8%, primarily due to the addition of pharmacy benefits to the Company’s premium revenue in Ohio effective October 1, 2011.
Consolidated medical costs as a percentage of premium revenue decreased to 82.7% in the fourth quarter from 84.3% in the third quarter of 2011.  Absent the adjustment of New Mexico premium revenue, the medical care ratio was 83.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Pharmacy costs increased sharply between the third and fourth quarters due to the addition of pharmacy benefits in Ohio effective October 1, 2011.
Hospital utilization decreased approximately 2% between the third and fourth quarters of 2011.
 
 
 
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Operating income increased approximately $6.3 million at the Company’s Molina Medicaid Solutions segment between the third and fourth quarters of 2011.
Administrative costs increased approximately $25.4 million between the third and fourth quarters of 2011 due to the costs of the Florida arbitration settlement, higher variable compensation and employee health care costs, and investment in administrative infrastructure in anticipation of opportunities in Texas and among the dual-eligible population.

Fourth Quarter 2011 Compared with Fourth Quarter 2010

Excluding the impairment charge, fourth quarter 2011 results were marked by improved performance of the Company’s Health Plans segment due to a 20.3% increase in premium revenue and improved profitability of the Company’s Molina Medicaid Solutions segment compared with the fourth quarter of 2010.  Membership on a member-month basis grew by 4.9%.

Health Plans Segment

Premium Revenue

In the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the three months ended December 31, 2010, premium revenue grew 20.3% due to a membership increase of approximately 4.9% (on a member-month basis) and PMPM revenue increase of approximately 14.7%.  Absent the adjustment to New Mexico premium revenue and the addition of the pharmacy benefit in Ohio, premium revenue PMPM increased approximately 6.7%, from $216 in the fourth quarter of 2010 to $230 in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Increased enrollment among ABD and Medicare populations contributed to the higher premium revenue PMPM.  Medicare premium revenue was $105.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared with $76.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010.

Medical Care Costs

The ratio of medical care costs to premium revenue (the medical care ratio, or MCR) was essentially flat at 82.7% in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.  Absent the adjustment to New Mexico premium revenue, the medical care ratio was 83.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011.  The Company attributes the increase in the medical care ratio between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2011 (absent the New Mexico premium adjustment) to premium rates that have not kept pace with medical costs as a result of state budget constraints.  Total medical care costs increased approximately 15% PMPM.

  
Capitation costs decreased approximately 11% PMPM, primarily due to the transition of members in Michigan and Washington into fee-for-service networks.
  
Fee-for-service costs increased approximately 14% PMPM, partially due to the transition of members from capitated provider networks into fee-for-service networks.
  
Fee-for-service and capitation costs combined increased approximately 9% PMPM.  Excluding the Texas health plan, fee-for-service and capitation costs combined increased approximately 5% PMPM.
  
Pharmacy costs increased approximately 10% PMPM, excluding the addition of pharmacy benefits in Ohio effective October 1, 2011.  Approximately two-thirds of the increase in pharmacy costs was attributable to higher unit costs, with the remainder due to increased utilization.
  
Hospital utilization decreased 3% between the fourth quarters of 2011 and 2010.
 
 
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The medical care ratio of the California health plan increased to 85.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 81.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  Decreases in the PMPM premium earned for the Temporary Aid to Needy Families, or TANF, population, coupled with higher pharmacy and fee-for-service costs, were the cause of the higher medical care ratio in 2011 compared with 2010.  In the fourth quarter of 2011, the California health plan added approximately 7,800 ABD members with average premium revenue of approximately $385 PMPM.

The medical care ratio of the Florida health plan decreased to 85.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 100.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to initiatives implemented to reduce pharmacy and behavioral health costs and a premium rate increase of approximately 7.5% effective September 1, 2011.

The medical care ratio of the Michigan health plan increased to 83.0% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 81.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to increased pharmacy costs and higher physician capitation and outpatient costs combined.

The medical care ratio of the Missouri health plan decreased to 80.0% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 82.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.

The medical care ratio of the New Mexico health plan decreased to 72.0% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 82.1% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  During the fourth quarter of 2011, the plan entered into a contract amendment with the state of New Mexico that more closely aligned the calculation of revenue with the methodology adopted under the Affordable Care Act.  The contract amendment changed the calculation of the amount of revenue that may be recognized relative to medical costs.  Premium revenue increased $16.5 million due to this amendment, of which $5.6 million related to periods prior to January 1, 2011.  The increase in revenue was partially offset by $0.6 million of premium tax expense associated with the adjustment.

The medical care ratio of the Ohio health plan increased to 79.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 74.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  In connection with the addition of the pharmacy benefit in Ohio effective October 1, 2011, a transition of care period was in effect for the first 90 days after the addition, which inhibited the Company’s ability to manage the cost of the benefit.

The medical care ratio of the Texas health plan increased to 93.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 83.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  The higher medical care ratio in Texas in the fourth quarter of 2011 was primarily the result of the Company’s ABD population in the Dallas-Fort Worth region (added effective February 1, 2011), where medical costs were well in excess of premium revenue.  Excluding the ABD population in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, the medical care ratio of the Texas health plan was 87.7% for the fourth quarter of 2011.

The medical care ratio of the Utah health plan decreased to 78.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 83.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to a reduction in inpatient utilization.

The medical care ratio of the Washington health plan decreased to 81.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 83.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  Lower capitation costs were partially offset by higher fee-for-service and pharmacy costs.

The medical care ratio of the Wisconsin health plan increased to 93.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 90.3% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  The primary driver was an 11% premium rate decrease effective January 1, 2011.
 
 
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Molina Medicaid Solutions Segment

The Company acquired Molina Medicaid Solutions on May 1, 2010.  Performance of the Molina Medicaid Solutions segment was as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Service revenue before amortization
  $ 50,702     $ 40,554  
Amortization recorded as reduction of service revenue
    (1,545 )     (4,070 )
Service revenue
    49,157       36,484  
Cost of service revenue
    38,967       36,788  
General and administrative costs
    2,849       1,974  
 Amortization of customer relationship intangibles recorded as amortization
    1,281       1,275  
Operating income (loss)
  $ 6,060     $ (3,553 )

The Company is currently deferring recognition of all revenue as well as all direct costs (to the extent that such costs are estimated to be recoverable) in Idaho until the Medicaid Management Information System, or MMIS, in that state receives certification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.  Cost of service revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 includes $2.0 million of direct costs associated with the Idaho contract that would otherwise have been recorded as deferred contract costs.  In assessing the recoverability of the deferred contract costs associated with the Idaho contract at December 31, 2011, the Company determined that these costs should be expensed as a period cost.  In December 2011, the Company’s MMIS in Maine received full certification from CMS.

Consolidated Expenses

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative, or G&A, expenses, were $125.0 million, or 9.6% of total revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared with $100.4 million, or 9.3% of total revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2010.  The Company incurred additional expenses in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to the settlement of an acquisition-related arbitration matter at the Florida health plan, higher variable compensation and employee health care costs, and investment in administrative infrastructure in anticipation of opportunities in Texas and among the dual-eligible population.

Premium Tax Expenses

Premium tax expense increased slightly to 3.5% of premium revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from 3.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2010.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased to $3.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, primarily due to $48.6 million borrowed under a term loan to acquire the Molina Center in early December 2011.  Interest expense includes non-cash interest expense relating to the Company’s convertible senior notes, which amounted to $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Income Taxes

Income tax expense is recorded at an effective rate of (65.2)% for the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared with 41.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2010.  The rate change in 2011 is primarily due to the non-deductible nature of the majority of the Missouri health plan impairment charge.

Year Ended December 31, 2011, Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2010

Excluding the Missouri health plan impairment charge, improved performance of both the Health Plans segment and the Molina Medicaid Solution segment led to improved performance for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year ended December 31, 2010.  Health plan membership on a member-month basis grew by 8.4%.

Health Plans Segment

Premium Revenue

In the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year ended December 31, 2010, premium revenue increased 15.4% due to a membership increase of approximately 8.4% (on a member-month basis) and a PMPM revenue increase of approximately 6.4%.  Absent the adjustment to New Mexico premium revenue and the addition of the pharmacy benefit in Ohio, premium revenue PMPM increased approximately 4.4%, from $218 in 2010 to $227 in 2011.  Increased enrollment among the ABD and Medicare populations contributed to the higher premium revenue PMPM.  Medicare premium revenue was $388.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with $265.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Medical Care Costs

The medical care ratio decreased to 83.9% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with 84.5% for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Absent that portion of the adjustment to New Mexico premium revenue that related to 2010, the medical care ratio was 84.0% for the year ended December 31, 2011.  Total medical care costs increased less than 6% PMPM.
 
 
Pharmacy costs increased approximately 7% PMPM, excluding the addition of pharmacy benefits in Ohio effective October 1, 2011.  Approximately two-thirds of the increase in pharmacy costs was attributable to higher unit costs, with the remainder due to increased utilization.
 
Capitation costs decreased approximately 14% PMPM, primarily due to the transition of members in Michigan and Washington into fee-for-service networks.
 
Fee-for-service costs increased approximately 8% PMPM, partially due to the transition of members from capitated provider networks into fee-for-service networks.
 
Fee-for-service and capitation costs combined increased approximately 4% PMPM.  Excluding the Texas health plan, fee-for-service and capitation costs combined increased approximately 2% PMPM.
 
Hospital utilization decreased approximately 5%.
 
 
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Molina Medicaid Solutions Segment

The Company acquired Molina Medicaid Solutions on May 1, 2010; therefore, the year ended December 31, 2010, includes only eight months of operating results for this segment.  Performance of the Molina Medicaid Solutions segment was as follows:

   
Twelve
Months
Ended
Dec. 31,
2011
   
Eight
Months
Ended
Dec. 31,
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Service revenue before amortization
  $ 167,269     $ 98,125  
Amortization recorded as reduction of service revenue
    (6,822 )     (8,316 )
Service revenue
    160,447       89,809  
Cost of service revenue
    143,987       78,647  
General and administrative costs
    9,270       5,135  
 Amortization of customer relationship intangibles recorded as amortization
    5,127       3,418  
Operating income
  $ 2,063     $ 2,609  

Cost of service revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011, includes $11.5 million of direct costs associated with the Idaho contract that would otherwise have been recorded as deferred contract costs, for the same reasons discussed above, in “Fourth Quarter 2011 Compared with Fourth Quarter 2010.”

Consolidated Expenses and Other

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were $415.9 million, or 8.7% of total revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with $346.0 million, or 8.5% of total revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Premium Tax Expense

Premium tax expense decreased to 3.4% of premium revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2011, from 3.5% for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $15.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.  Interest expense includes non-cash interest expense relating to our convertible senior notes, which amounted to $5.5 million and $5.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense is recorded at an effective rate of 67.8% for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared with 38.6% for the year ended December 31, 2010.  The effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2011 reflects the non-deductible nature of the majority of the Missouri impairment charge, discrete tax benefits of $1.7 million recognized for statute closures, prior year tax return to provision reconciliations, and certain non-recurring income that is not subject to income tax.  Excluding the impact from the Missouri impairment charge and discrete tax benefits, the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 37.9%.
 
 
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Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $225.4 million compared with $161.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, an increase of $64.0 million.  This increase was primarily due to the change in deferred revenue.  In 2011, deferred revenue was a use of cash amounting to $8.2 million, compared with $41.9 million in 2010.

At December 31, 2011, the Company had cash and investments of $893.0 million, and the parent company had cash and investments of $23.6 million.

Molina Center

On December 7, 2011, the Company acquired the Molina Center, a 460,000 square foot office building in Long Beach, California.  The purchase price was $81.0 million, of which $32.4 million was paid in cash and $48.6 million was borrowed under a term loan.  The Company acquired the Molina Center primarily to facilitate space needs for the projected future growth of the Company.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP(1) to GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA(2)

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Year Ended
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
 Net (loss) income
  $ (32,960 )   $ 17,628     $ 20,818     $ 54,970  
 Add back:
                               
  Depreciation and amortization reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows
                               
    21,969       20,280       74,383       60,765  
 Interest expense
    3,853       3,453       15,519       15,509  
 Provision for income taxes
    13,004       12,351       43,836       34,522  
 EBITDA
  $ 5,866     $ 53,712     $ 154,556     $ 165,766  

(1)
GAAP stands for U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(2)
EBITDA is not prepared in conformity with GAAP because it excludes depreciation and amortization, as well as interest expense, and the provision for income taxes.  This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to the GAAP measures of net income, operating income, operating margin, or cash provided by operating activities, nor should EBITDA be considered in isolation from these GAAP measures of operating performance.  Management uses EBITDA as a supplemental metric in evaluating our 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 our performance and the performance of other companies in our industry.
 
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Revised Guidance 2012 Details

The Company is revising its guidance for fiscal year 2012 as follows (all amounts are approximate):

Premium revenue
 
$5.8 billion
 
Service revenue
 
$185 million
 
Investment income
 
$6 million
 
Total revenue
 
$6.0 billion
 
Medical care costs
 
$5.0 billion
 
Medical care ratio
    86 %
Service costs
 
$158 million
 
Service revenue ratio
    85 %
General and administrative, or G&A, expense
 
$464 million
 
G&A ratio
    7.8 %
Premium tax expense
 
$169 million
 
Depreciation
 
$35 million
 
Amortization
 
$15 million
 
Interest expense
 
$17 million
 
Income before tax
 
$133 million
 
Net income
 
$83 million
 
Diluted earnings per share
    $1.75  
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
 
47.3 million
 
EBITDA
 
$213 million
 
Effective tax rate
    38 %

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and year-end results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, February 23, 2012.  The number to call for the interactive teleconference is (212) 231-2918.  A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, February 23, 2012, through 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, by dialing (800) 633-8284 and entering confirmation number 21574629.  A live broadcast of Molina Healthcare’s conference call will be available on the Company’s website, www.molinahealthcare.com, or at www.earnings.com.  A 30-day online replay will be available approximately an hour following the conclusion of the live broadcast.

About Molina Healthcare

Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides quality and cost-effective Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs of low-income families and individuals and to assist state agencies in their administration of the Medicaid program.  Our licensed health plans in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin currently serve approximately 1.7 million members, and our subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions, provides business processing and information technology administrative services to Medicaid agencies in Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, and West Virginia, and drug rebate administration services in Florida. 
 
 
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This earnings release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding the Company’s plans, expectations, anticipated future events, and projected earnings per diluted share and other projected financial results for fiscal year 2012.  Actual results could differ materially due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risk factors related to the following:

significant budget pressures on state governments which cause them to lower rates unexpectedly or to rescind expected rate increases, or their failure to maintain existing benefit packages or membership eligibility thresholds or criteria;
  
uncertainties regarding the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including its possible repeal, judicial overturning of the individual insurance mandate or Medicaid expansion, the effect of various implementing regulations, and uncertainties regarding the impact of other federal or state health care and insurance reform measures;
  
management of our medical costs, including costs associated with unexpectedly severe or widespread illnesses such as  influenza,  and rates of utilization that are consistent with our expectations;
  
the success of our efforts to retain existing government contracts and to obtain new government contracts in connection with state requests for proposals (RFPs), including without limitation upcoming RFPs in Ohio and New Mexico;
  
the accurate estimation of incurred but not reported medical costs across our health plans;
  
risks associated with the continued growth in new Medicaid and Medicare enrollees, and in the expansion of dual eligible members into managed care;
  
retroactive adjustments to premium revenue or accounting estimates which require adjustment based upon subsequent developments;
  
the continuation and renewal of the government contracts of both our health plans and Molina Medicaid Solutions and the terms under which such contracts are renewed;
  
the timing of receipt and recognition of revenue and the amortization of expense under the state contracts of Molina Medicaid Solutions in Maine and Idaho;
government audits and reviews;
changes with respect to our provider contracts and the loss of providers;
the establishment, interpretation, and implementation of a federal or state medical cost expenditure floor as a percentage of the premiums we receive, administrative cost and profit ceilings, and profit sharing arrangements;
the interpretation and implementation of at-risk premium rules regarding the achievement of certain quality measures;
the successful integration of our acquisitions;
approval by state regulators of dividends and distributions by our health plan subsidiaries;
changes in funding under our contracts as a result of regulatory changes, programmatic adjustments, or other reforms;
high dollar claims related to catastrophic illness;
the favorable resolution of litigation, arbitration, or administrative proceedings, and the costs associated therewith;
restrictions and covenants in our credit facility;
the availability of financing to fund and capitalize our acquisitions and start-up activities and to meet our liquidity needs, and the costs and fees associated therewith;
  
a state’s failure to renew its federal Medicaid waiver;
an inadvertent unauthorized disclosure of protected health information by us or our business associates;
changes generally affecting the managed care or Medicaid management information systems industries;
increases in government surcharges, taxes, and assessments;
changes in general economic conditions, including unemployment rates;

and numerous other risk factors, including those discussed in our periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These reports can be accessed under the investor relations tab of our Company website or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  Given these risks and uncertainties, we can give no assurances that our forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, or that any other results or events projected or contemplated by our forward-looking statements will in fact occur, and we caution investors not to place undue reliance on these statements.  All forwardlooking statements in this release represent our judgment as of February 23, 2012, and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except net (loss) income per share)

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Year Ended
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Revenue:
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Premium revenue
  $ 1,254,969     $ 1,042,889     $ 4,603,407     $ 3,989,909  
Service revenue
    49,157       36,484       160,447       89,809  
Investment income
    1,735       1,379       5,539       6,259  
Rental income
    547             547        
Total revenue
    1,306,408       1,080,752       4,769,940       4,085,977  
Operating Costs and Expenses:
                               
Medical care costs
    1,037,945       862,491       3,859,994       3,370,857  
Cost of service revenue
    38,967       36,788       143,987       78,647  
General and administrative expenses
    124,965       100,374       415,932       345,993  
Premium tax expenses
    43,956       35,197       154,589       139,775  
Depreciation and amortization
    12,103       12,470       50,690       45,704  
Total operating costs and expenses
    1,257,936       1,047,320       4,625,192       3,980,976  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
    64,575             64,575        
Operating (loss) income
    (16,103 )     33,432       80,173       105,001  
Interest expense
    3,853       3,453       15,519       15,509  
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (19,956 )     29,979       64,654       89,492  
Provision for income taxes
    13,004       12,351       43,836       34,522  
Net (loss) income
  $ (32,960 )   $ 17,628     $ 20,818     $ 54,970  
                                 
Net (loss) income per share(1):
                               
Basic
  $ (0.72 )   $ 0.39     $ 0.45     $ 1.34  
Diluted
  $ (0.72 )   $ 0.39     $ 0.45     $ 1.32  
Weighted average shares outstanding(1):
                               
Basic
    45,702       45,351       45,756       41,174  
Diluted
    46,309       45,743       46,425       41,631  
                                 
Operating Statistics:
                               
  Ratio of medical care costs paid directly to providers  to premium revenue
    80.6 %     80.4 %     81.7 %     82.4 %
  Ratio of medical care costs not paid directly to providers to premium revenue
    2.1 %     2.3 %     2.2 %     2.1 %
  Medical care ratio(2)
    82.7 %     82.7 %     83.9 %     84.5 %
  General and administrative expense ratio(3)
    9.6 %     9.3 %     8.7 %     8.5 %
  Premium tax ratio(2)
    3.5 %     3.4 %     3.4 %     3.5 %
  Effective tax rate
    (65.2 %)     41.2 %     67.8 %     38.6 %

(1)
All applicable share and per-share amounts reflect the retroactive effects of the three-for-two common stock split in the form of a stock dividend that was effective May 20, 2011.
(2)
Medical care ratio represents medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue; premium tax ratio represents premium taxes as a percentage of premium revenue.
(3)
Computed as a percentage of total revenue.
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 493,827     $ 455,886  
Investments
    336,916       295,375  
Receivables
    167,898       168,190  
Income tax refundable
    11,679        
Deferred income taxes
    18,327       15,716  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    19,435       25,050  
Total current assets
    1,048,082       960,217  
Property, equipment, and capitalized software, net
    190,934       100,537  
Deferred contract costs
    54,582       28,444  
Intangible assets, net
    101,796       105,500  
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
    153,954       212,228  
Auction rate securities
    16,134       20,449  
Restricted investments
    46,164       42,100  
Receivable for ceded life and annuity contracts
    23,401       24,649  
Other assets
    17,099       15,090  
    $ 1,652,146     $ 1,509,214  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
Medical claims and benefits payable
  $ 402,476     $ 354,356  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    147,214       137,930  
Deferred revenue
    50,947       60,086  
Income taxes payable
          13,176  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    1,197        
Total current liabilities
    601,834       565,548  
Long-term debt
    216,929       164,014  
Deferred income taxes
    33,127       16,235  
Liability for ceded life and annuity contracts
    23,401       24,649  
Other long-term liabilities
    21,782       19,711  
Total liabilities
    897,073       790,157  
Stockholders’ equity(1):
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000 shares authorized; outstanding: 45,815 shares at December 31, 2011 and 45,463 shares at December 31, 2010
    46       45  
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital
    266,022       251,612  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,405 )     (2,192 )
Retained earnings
    490,410       469,592  
Total stockholders’ equity
    755,073       719,057  
    $ 1,652,146     $ 1,509,214  

(1)  
All applicable share and per-share amounts reflect the retroactive effects of the three-for-two common stock split in the form of a stock dividend that was effective May 20, 2011.
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
   
Year Ended
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Operating activities:
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (32,960 )   $ 17,628     $ 20,818     $ 54,970  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    21,969       20,280       74,383       60,765  
Deferred income taxes
    5,767       (8,555 )     13,836       (4,092 )
Stock-based compensation
    4,329       2,263       17,052       9,531  
Non-cash interest on convertible senior notes
    1,417       1,314       5,512       5,114  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
    64,575             64,575        
Amortization of premium/discount on investments
    1,942       1,006       7,242       2,029  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    367       502       2,818       1,780  
Gain on acquisition
    (1,676 )           (1,676 )      
Unrealized gain on trading securities
                      (4,170 )
Loss on rights agreement
                      3,807  
Tax deficiency from employee stock compensation
    (67 )     (292 )     (714 )     (968 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Receivables
    12,141       57,357       352       (7,539 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    5,127       (3,727 )     3,308       (12,034 )
Medical claims and benefits payable
    41,421       416       48,120       34,363  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    2,532       25,351       2,778       40,482  
Deferred revenue
    (50,754 )     22,438       (8,154 )     (41,899 )
Income taxes
    (5,898 )     15,931       (24,855 )     19,258  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    70,232       151,912       225,395       161,397  
                                 
Investing activities:
                               
Purchases of equipment
    (14,660 )     (16,620 )     (60,581 )     (48,538 )
Purchases of investments
    (87,759 )     (140,222 )     (345,968 )     (302,842 )
Sales and maturities of investments
    76,254       38,907       302,667       223,077  
Net cash paid in business combinations
    (81,000 )     (3,512 )     (84,253 )     (130,743 )
Increase in deferred contract costs
    (10,065 )     (8,703 )     (42,830 )     (29,319 )
Increase in restricted investments
    4,330       2,947       (4,064 )     (5,566 )
Change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities
    (1,365 )     2,768       (1,898 )     5,108  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (114,265 )     (124,435 )     (236,927 )     (288,823 )
                                 
Financing activities:
                               
Amount borrowed under term loan
    48,600             48,600        
Amount borrowed under credit facility
                      105,000  
  Proceeds from common stock offering,
net of issuance costs
          (115 )           111,131  
  Repayment of amount borrowed under credit facility
                      (105,000 )
  Treasury stock purchases
                (7,000 )      
  Credit facility fees paid
                (1,125 )     (1,671 )
  Proceeds from employee stock plans
    1,707       2,194       7,347       4,056  
  Excess tax benefits from employee stock compensation
    61       (125 )     1,651       295  
  Net cash provided by financing activities
    50,368       1,954       49,473       113,811  
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    6,335       29,431       37,941       (13,615 )
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    487,492       426,455       455,886       469,501  
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 493,827     $ 455,886     $ 493,827     $ 455,886  
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION DATA
(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Depreciation and amortization related to our Health Plans segment is all recorded in “Depreciation and Amortization” in the consolidated statements of operations.  Amortization related to our Molina Medicaid Solutions segment is recorded within three different headings in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:

 
Amortization of purchased intangibles relating to customer relationships is reported as amortization within the heading “Depreciation and Amortization;”
 
Amortization of purchased intangibles relating to contract backlog is recorded as a reduction of “Service Revenue;” and
 
Amortization of capitalized software is recorded within the heading “Cost of Service Revenue.”

The following table presents all depreciation and amortization recorded in our consolidated statements of operations, regardless of whether the item appears as depreciation and amortization, a reduction of service revenue, or as cost of service revenue.

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Amount
   
% of Total Revenue
   
Amount
   
% of Total Revenue
 
  Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software
  $ 8,005       0.6 %   $ 7,266       0.7 %
  Amortization of intangible assets
    4,098       0.3       5,204       0.5  
  Depreciation and amortization reported as such in the consolidated statements of income
    12,103       0.9       12,470       1.2  
  Amortization recorded as reduction of service revenue
    1,545       0.1       4,070       0.4  
  Amortization of capitalized software recorded as cost of service revenue
    8,321       0.6       3,740       0.3  
  Total
  $ 21,969       1.6 %   $ 20,280       1.9 %

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Amount
   
% of Total Revenue
   
Amount
   
% of Total Revenue
 
  Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software
  $ 30,864       0.7   $ 27,230       0.7
  Amortization of intangible assets
    19,826       0.4       18,474       0.4  
  Depreciation and amortization reported as such in the consolidated statements of income
                               
    50,690       1.1       45,704       1.1  
  Amortization recorded as reduction of service revenue
    6,822       0.1       8,316       0.2  
  Amortization of capitalized software recorded as cost of service revenue
    16,871       0.4       6,745       0.2  
  Total
  $ 74,383       1.6   $ 60,765       1.5


 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED MEMBERSHIP DATA

   
As of December 31,
 
 
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
 Total Ending Membership by Health Plan:
 
 
   
 
   
 
 
California
    355,000       344,000       351,000  
Florida
    69,000       61,000       50,000  
Michigan
    222,000       227,000       223,000  
Missouri
    79,000       81,000       78,000  
New Mexico
    88,000       91,000       94,000  
Ohio
    248,000       245,000       216,000  
Texas
    155,000       94,000       40,000  
Utah
    84,000       79,000       69,000  
Washington
    355,000       355,000       334,000  
Wisconsin(1)
    42,000       36,000        
Total
    1,697,000       1,613,000       1,455,000  
                         
  Total Ending Membership by State for Molina’s
 Medicare Advantage Plans(1):
                       
California
    6,900       4,900       2,100  
Florida
    800       500        
Michigan
    8,200       6,300       3,300  
New Mexico
    800       600       400  
Ohio
    200              
Texas
    700       700       500  
Utah
    8,400       8,900       4,000  
Washington
    5,000       2,600       1,300  
Total
    31,000       24,500       11,600  
                         
  Total Ending Membership by State for Molina’s
 Aged, Blind or Disabled Population:
                       
California
    31,500       13,900       13,900  
Florida
    10,400       10,000       8,800  
Michigan
    37,500       31,700       32,200  
New Mexico
    5,600       5,700       5,700  
Ohio
    29,100       28,200       22,600  
Texas
    63,700       19,000       17,600  
Utah
    8,500       8,000       7,500  
Washington
    4,800       4,000       3,200  
Wisconsin(1)
    1,700       1,700        
Total
    192,800       122,200       111,500  

(1)
We acquired the Wisconsin health plan on September 1, 2010.  As of December 31, 2011, the Wisconsin health plan had approximately 2,000 Medicare Advantage members covered under a reinsurance contract with a third party; these members are not included in the membership tables herein.
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Amounts in thousands, except per-member-per-month amounts)

   
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
 
   
Member
Months(1)
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care
Ratio
   
Premium
Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
    1,057     $ 156,215     $ 147.81     $ 133,575     $ 126.39       85.5 %   $ 2,562  
Florida
    200       53,384       266.23       45,486       226.84       85.2       7  
Michigan
    658       166,156       252.58       137,827       209.52       83.0       9,515  
Missouri
    237       59,596       251.32       47,697       201.14       80.0        
New Mexico
    266       99,509       374.30       71,679       269.61       72.0       2,813  
Ohio
    748       295,067       394.25       233,733       312.30       79.2       23,048  
Texas
    462       118,508       256.74       110,667       239.76       93.4       2,101  
Utah
    249       72,085       289.39       56,908       228.46       78.9        
Washington
    1,067       214,325       200.83       174,744       163.74       81.5       3,766  
Wisconsin
    124       18,070       145.93       16,896       136.45       93.5        
Other(2)
          2,054             8,733                   144  
 
    5,068     $ 1,254,969     $ 247.61     $ 1,037,945     $ 204.79       82.7 %   $ 43,956  

   
Three Months Ended December 31, 2010
 
   
Member
Months(1)
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care
Ratio
   
Premium
Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
    1,039     $ 130,060     $ 125.18     $ 106,452     $ 102.46       81.9 %   $ 1,759  
Florida
    181       46,648       257.35       46,760       257.96       100.2       3  
Michigan
    679       161,411       237.66       132,146       194.57       81.9       9,882  
Missouri
    242       53,978       223.40       44,525       184.28       82.5        
New Mexico
    270       85,635       316.84       70,287       260.05       82.1       2,139  
Ohio
    734       218,641       297.78       162,851       221.80       74.5       17,107  
Texas
    282       57,835       205.13       48,121       170.68       83.2       1,004  
Utah
    236       67,036       284.00       55,760       236.23       83.2        
Washington
    1,061       196,013       184.78       163,008       153.67       83.2       3,235  
Wisconsin
    106       23,723       224.90       21,420       203.07       90.3        
Other(2)
          1,909             11,161                   68  
 
    4,830     $ 1,042,889     $ 215.93     $ 862,491     $ 178.58       82.7 %   $ 35,197  

(1)
A member month is defined as the aggregate of each month’s ending membership for the period presented.
(2)
“Other” medical care costs also include medically related administrative costs of the parent company.
 
 
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MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
(Amounts in thousands, except per-member-per-month amounts)

   
Year Ended December 31, 2011
 
   
Member
Months(1)
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care
Ratio
   
Premium
Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
    4,190     $ 575,176     $ 137.27     $ 493,419     $ 117.75       85.8 %   $ 7,499  
Florida
    788       203,945       258.70       187,358       237.66       91.9       41  
Michigan
    2,660       662,127       248.91       537,779       202.16       81.2       38,733  
Missouri
    959       229,584       239.38       195,832       204.19       85.3        
New Mexico
    1,074       345,732       321.94       277,338       258.25       80.2       9,285  
Ohio
    2,966       988,896       333.40       766,949       258.57       77.6       76,677  
Texas
    1,616       409,295       253.40       382,390       236.74       93.4       7,117  
Utah
    972       287,290       295.51       224,513       230.94       78.1        
Washington
    4,171       823,323       197.42       690,513       165.57       83.9       14,865  
Wisconsin(2)
    488       69,596       142.56       64,346       131.81       92.5       44  
Other(3)
          8,443             39,557                   328  
 
    19,884     $ 4,603,407     $ 231.51     $ 3,859,994     $ 194.13       83.9 %   $ 154,589  

   
Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
   
Member
Months(1)
   
Premium Revenue
   
Medical Care Costs
   
Medical
Care
Ratio
   
Premium
Tax
Expense
 
   
Total
   
PMPM
   
Total
   
PMPM
 
California
    4,197     $ 506,871     $ 120.77     $ 423,021     $ 100.79       83.5 %   $ 6,912  
Florida
    664       170,683       256.87       162,839       245.07       95.4       1  
Michigan
    2,708       630,134       232.66       527,596       194.80       83.7       39,187  
Missouri
    946       210,852       222.98       180,291       190.66       85.5        
New Mexico
    1,104       366,784       332.02       295,633       267.61       80.6       9,300  
Ohio
    2,817       860,324       305.42       680,802       241.69       79.1       67,358  
Texas
    708       188,716       266.72       162,714       229.97       86.2       3,251  
Utah
    921       258,076       280.27       235,576       255.84       91.3        
Washington
    4,141       758,849       183.27       636,617       153.75       83.9       13,513  
Wisconsin(2)
    134       30,033       224.75       27,574       206.35       91.8        
Other(3)
          8,587             38,194                   253  
 
    18,340     $ 3,989,909     $ 217.56     $ 3,370,857     $ 183.80       84.5 %   $ 139,775  

(1)
A member month is defined as the aggregate of each month’s ending membership for the period presented.
(2)
We acquired the Wisconsin health plan on September 1, 2010.
(3)
“Other” medical care costs also include medically related administrative costs of the parent company.
 
 
 

 
 
MOH Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2011 Results
Page 18
February 23, 2012
 
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(Amounts 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 December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of
Total
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of
Total
 
Fee for service
  $ 713,879     $ 140.85       68.8 %   $ 597,183     $ 123.64       69.2 %
Capitation
    134,880       26.61       13.0       145,166       30.06       16.8  
Pharmacy
    149,370       29.47       14.4       84,645       17.53       9.8  
Other
    39,816       7.86       3.8       35,497       7.35       4.2  
Total
  $ 1,037,945     $ 204.79       100.0 %   $ 862,491     $ 178.58       100.0 %

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of
Total
   
Amount
   
PMPM
   
% of
Total
 
Fee for service
  $ 2,764,309     $ 139.02       71.6 %   $ 2,360,858     $ 128.73       70.0 %
Capitation
    518,835       26.09       13.4       555,487       30.29       16.5  
Pharmacy
    418,007       21.02       10.8       325,935       17.77       9.7  
Other
    158,843       8.00       4.2       128,577       7.01       3.8  
Total
  $ 3,859,994     $ 194.13       100.0 %   $ 3,370,857     $ 183.80       100.0 %

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

   
Dec. 31,
2011
   
Sept. 30, 2011
   
Dec. 31,
2010
 
Fee-for-service claims incurred but not paid (IBNP)
  $ 301,020     $ 283,160     $ 275,259  
Capitation payable
    53,532       49,259       49,598  
Pharmacy
    26,178       16,615       14,649  
Other
    21,746       12,021       14,850  
 
  $ 402,476     $ 361,055     $ 354,356  
 
 
 
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MOH Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2011 Results
Page 19
February 23, 2012
 
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, variations 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 year” represent the amount by which the Company’s original estimate of claims and benefits payable at the beginning of the period exceeding the actual amount of the liability based on information (principally the payment of claims) developed since that liability was first reported.  The following table shows the components of the change in medical claims and benefits payable as of the periods indicated:

   
Year Ended
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balances at beginning of period
  $ 354,356     $ 315,316  
Balance of acquired subsidiary
          3,228  
Components of medical care costs related to:
               
Current year
    3,911,803       3,420,235  
Prior year
    (51,809 )     (49,378 )
Total medical care costs
    3,859,994       3,370,857  
Payments for medical care costs related to:
               
Current year
    3,516,994       3,085,388  
Prior year
    294,880       249,657  
Total paid
    3,811,874       3,335,045  
Balances at end of year
  $ 402,476     $ 354,356  
                 
Benefit from prior years as a percentage of:
               
Balance at beginning of year
    14.6 %     15.7 %
Premium revenue
    1.1 %     1.2 %
Total medical care costs
    1.3 %     1.5 %
                 
Claims Data(1):
               
Days in claims payable, fee for service
    40       42  
Number of members at end of period
    1,697,000       1,613,000  
Number of claims in inventory at end of period
    111,100       143,600  
Billed charges of claims in inventory at end of period
  $ 207,600     $ 218,900  
Claims in inventory per member at end of period
    0.07       0.09  
Billed charges of claims in inventory per member end of period
  $ 122.33     $ 135.71  
Number of claims received during the period
    17,207,500       14,554,800  
Billed charges of claims received during the period
  $ 14,306,500     $ 11,686,100  

(1)  
“Claims Data” for the year ended December 31, 2010, does not include our Wisconsin health plan acquired September 1, 2010.

 
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