November 16, 2016
Mr. Jim Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Office of Healthcare and Insurance
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015 | ||
Filed February 26, 2016 | ||
Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016 | ||
Filed October 27, 2016 | ||
File No. 1-31719 | ||
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
On behalf of Molina Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”), this letter is in preliminary response to the comment letter to the Company dated November 16, 2016 from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) relating to the above-referenced periodic filings of the Company.
The Commission’s comment letter requests that we respond to the Commission’s comment within 10 business days by providing the requested information or by advising the Commission when we will provide the requested response. We are respectfully requesting an extension of time to respond to the comment letter, and will submit a comprehensive response on or before Friday, December 9, 2016.
Thank you very much for your consideration. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Joseph W. White, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, at (562) 435-3666, ext.111566, or me at the same phone number, ext. 112462.
Respectfully submitted, |
/s/ Jeff D. Barlow |
Jeff D. Barlow |
Chief Legal Officer |
cc: | Mary Mast, Staff Accountant |
Angela Connell, Accounting Branch Chief | |
John C. Molina, Chief Financial Officer | |
Joseph W. White, Chief Accounting Officer | |
Steven J. Orlando, Audit Committee Chairman | |