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Molina Healthcare Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results

Nov 01, 2007

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2007--Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007.

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, increased to $17.5 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared with net income of $12.3 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, increased to $40.4 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared with net income of $34.1 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, for the same nine months of 2006.

Commenting on the results, J. Mario Molina, M.D., president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc., said, "Higher enrollment at our Ohio and Texas HMOs, modest rate increases and improvements to our medical care costs have all contributed to our strong third quarter financial results. We are pleased that these results confirm our philosophy that quality health care and cost-effectiveness are not mutually exclusive aims. We believe this philosophy was also validated when Molina's subsidiary Medicaid health plans in New Mexico and Utah were recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among "America's Best Health Plans," which was compiled in collaboration with the National Committee for Quality Assurance."

Earnings Per Share Guidance

The Company also announced that it is increasing its previously issued earnings per diluted share guidance for fiscal year 2007 to between $1.90 and $2.00. The Company had most recently issued guidance for fiscal year 2007 in the range of $1.85 to $1.95 per diluted share.

Although many factors affect its financial results, the Company believes that the following factors have been the most influential in changing its earnings outlook since guidance was last issued on September 12, 2007:

  • The increased revenue resulting from rate increases for San Bernardino and Riverside counties effective October 1, 2007;
  • Better-than-anticipated medical cost performance in Washington, New Mexico, and Texas;
  • The November 1st closing of the Company's acquisition of Mercy CarePlus in Missouri. Previously issued guidance did not include any benefit from the acquisition of Mercy CarePlus;
  • The impact on investment income and interest expense of the Company's recent issuance of $200 million in convertible senior notes, as well as the impact on investment income of declining interest rates; and
  • Uncertainty surrounding any rate increase in Michigan as a result of state budget issues.

The revised guidance does not take into account the increase to the Company's interest expense that would result if the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopts the proposed FASB Staff Position 14-a, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)."

Financial Results - Comparison of Quarters Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

Premium revenue for the third quarter of 2007 was $628.4 million, an increase of $116.3 million, or 22.7%, over premium revenue of $512.1 million for the third quarter of 2006. Among the factors increasing premium revenue between the third quarter of 2007 and the third quarter of 2006 were:

  • Increased enrollment at the Ohio and Texas health plans. The Ohio health plan contributed $125.5 million in premium revenue in the third quarter of 2007, an increase of $104.5 million from a year ago. The Texas health plan, which commenced operations in September 2006, contributed $25.0 million in premium revenue in the third quarter of 2007 and less than $0.3 million in September 2006.
  • Increased revenue of approximately $14.0 million at the New Mexico health plan due to:
  • A rate increase of approximately 5% effective July 1, 2007;
  • Increased enrollment; and
  • A one time out-of-period increase to revenue of approximately $2.2 million. This adjustment was made to reduce the amount the Company estimated was owed back to the state for the two-year period ending June 30, 2007, based upon direct medical costs incurred during that period.

The following items served to decrease premium revenue for the third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006:

  • Termination of operations at the Company's Indiana health plan effective January 1, 2007. The Indiana health plan contributed no premium revenue in the third quarter of 2007 compared with $24.6 million in premium revenue in the third quarter of 2006.
  • Reduced revenue of approximately $11.8 million at the Utah health plan due to:
  • Lower enrollment;
  • Lower medical costs, which reduced revenue under the Utah health plan's cost-plus reimbursement contract; and
  • An out-of-period reduction of approximately $1.7 million to the amount receivable under a savings sharing agreement with the state. The amount of the receivable for this item has been reduced from approximately $4.7 million at June 30, 2007, to $3.0 million at September 30, 2007. The Utah health plan continues to work with the state in an effort to assure an appropriate determination of amounts due under the savings sharing agreement.

Medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue (the medical care ratio) decreased to 83.7% in the third quarter of 2007 from 84.1% in the third quarter of 2006, an improvement of 40 basis points year-over-year. Sequentially, the medical care ratio decreased from 85.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, an improvement of 140 basis points. The Company believes that its medical care ratio is normally at its lowest during the third quarter of any given fiscal year as a result of seasonality in medical care utilization.

The most significant developments regarding medical care costs in the third quarter of 2007 were:

  • An improvement in the medical care ratios of the Ohio and Texas health plans. The medical care ratio of the Ohio health plan declined to 88.8% in the third quarter of 2007 from 97.6% in the third quarter of 2006 and 91.1% in the second quarter of 2007. The medical care ratio of the Texas health plan declined to 76.2% in the third quarter of 2007 from 91.3% in the second quarter of 2007. The Texas health plan did not have significant premium revenue or medical expense in the third quarter of 2006. The Company believes that the medical care costs of its Ohio and Texas health plans are developing as anticipated, although the medical care costs of its Texas plan have been somewhat better than anticipated. Nevertheless, the limited claims payment experience for the many members who have been added during 2007 adds a degree of uncertainty to the medical care cost estimates in both Ohio and Texas that is not found with the Company's more mature health plans.
  • An improvement in the medical care ratio of the New Mexico health plan as a result of a 1.5% increase to per member per month medical care costs compared with the third quarter of 2006 and the increases to premium revenue discussed above.
  • An improvement in the medical care ratio of the California health plan as a result of a 5% decrease to per member per month medical care costs compared with the third quarter of 2006, and increases to premium revenue that took effect during the first half of 2007, particularly in San Diego County.
  • Increases in the medical care ratios of the Washington and Michigan health plans when compared with the third quarter of 2006. The Company believes that the medical care ratios experienced by the Washington and Michigan health plans in the third quarter of 2006 were not reasonably sustainable on a long-term basis.
  • The termination of operations in Indiana. The Indiana health plan had a medical care ratio of 103.1% in the third quarter of 2006.

The Company's days in claims payable were 54 days at September 30, 2007, June 30, 2007, and September 30, 2006.

General and administrative expenses were $74.2 million, or 11.7% of total revenue, for the third quarter of 2007 as compared with $60.5 million, or 11.7% of total revenue, for the third quarter of 2006.

Core G&A expenses (defined as G&A expenses less premium taxes) decreased to 8.4% of revenue in the third quarter of 2007 compared with 8.6% in the third quarter of 2006, but increased from 7.7% in the second quarter of 2007.

The increase in Core G&A in comparison with the second quarter of 2007 is primarily the result of increases to bonus accruals as a result of the Company's improved financial performance in 2007 as well as the Company's continued investment in the administrative infrastructure necessary to support its Medicare product line. Absent the additional bonus expense recorded in the third quarter of 2007, the Core G&A Ratio would have been 7.8% compared with 7.7% in the second quarter of 2007.

Financial Results - Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

Premium revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $1,791.8 million, an increase of $350.6 million, or 24.3%, over premium revenue of $1,441.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in premium revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was driven by increased membership in the Company's Ohio and Texas health plans and by the acquisition of Cape Health Plan in Michigan effective May 15, 2006.

Medical care costs as a percentage of premium revenue (the medical care ratio) increased to 84.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, from 84.4% in the same nine-month period of 2006, a deterioration of 40 basis points, principally as a result of the higher medical care costs of the Company's Ohio and Texas health plans.

General and administrative expenses were $204.8 million, or 11.3% of total revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared with $168.0 million, or 11.5% of total revenue, for the same nine-month period of 2006.

Core G&A expenses decreased to 8.0% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with 8.5% in the same nine-month period of 2006.

Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, was $113.3 million, as compared with $67.2 million for the same period in 2006, an increase of $46.1 million. The primary sources of cash provided by operating activities were increased net income, increased deferred revenue at the Ohio health plan, the timing of payments for medical claims and benefits payable, and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

On a consolidated basis, at September 30, 2007, the Company had cash and investments (exclusive of restricted investments) of approximately $555.8 million. The parent company had cash and investments of approximately $24.0 million. Subsequent to quarter end, the Company issued $200 million in senior convertible notes. A portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the notes was used to pay off the $20.0 million owed on the Company's credit facility at September 30, 2007. The Company also used $80.0 million of the net proceeds in connection with its acquisition of Mercy CarePlus in Missouri.

Conference Call

The Company's management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 1, 2007. The telephone number for this interactive conference call is 212-231-2920, 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 approximately 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 and other government-sponsored programs for low-income families and individuals. Molina Healthcare, Inc. currently operates health plans in California, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington. More information about Molina Healthcare, Inc. 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," "believes," "expects" or "expectations," "anticipates," "plans," "projects," "estimates," "intends," and similar words and expressions. In addition, any statements that explicitly or implicitly refer to 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: the continuing achievement of a decrease in the medical care ratio of our health plans in Ohio and Texas; the continuing achievement of projected savings from a decrease in the overall medical care ratio of all of our health plans; an increase in enrollment in our Ohio and California health plans and in our dual eligible population consistent with our expectations; our ability to reduce administrative costs in the event enrollment or revenue is lower than expected for the remainder of the year; increased administrative costs in support of the Company's efforts to expand Medicare membership; risks related to our minimal experience with Ohio, Texas, and dual eligible members and attendant claims estimation difficulties; our ability to accurately estimate incurred but not reported medical costs across all health plans; the securing of expected premium rate increases, particularly in the state of Michigan; the effect of the DRG rate rebasing in Washington being greater than expected; the payment of savings sharing income by the state of Utah to our Utah health plan consistent with our expectations; the successful renewal and continuation of the government contracts of all of our health plans; the availability of adequate financing to fund and/or capitalize our acquisitions and start-up activities, and applicable interest rates that are consistent with our expectations; the successful and cost-effective integration of our acquisitions, including Mercy CarePlus; membership eligibility processes and methodologies; 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; failure to maintain effective and efficient information systems and claims processing technology; funding decreases in the Medicaid, SCHIP, or Medicare programs or the failure to timely renew the SCHIP program; the favorable resolution of pending litigation or arbitration; competition; epidemics such as the avian flu; 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 November 1, 2007. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations.

                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
          (Dollars in thousands, except for per share data)
                             (Unaudited)

                         Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                           September 30,           September 30,
                      ------------------------------------------------
                          2007        2006        2007        2006
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Revenue:
  Premium revenue     $   628,402 $   512,080 $ 1,791,764 $ 1,441,197
  Investment income         7,632       5,385      21,061      14,278
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
       Total revenue      636,034     517,465   1,812,825   1,455,475

Expenses:
  Medical care costs      525,902     430,870   1,519,244   1,215,832
  General and
   administrative
   expenses                74,235      60,504     204,831     168,025
  Depreciation and
   amortization             7,082       5,633      20,274      15,265
  Impairment charge
   on purchased
   software (1)                 -           -         782           -
                      ----------- -----------  ---------- -----------
       Total expenses     607,219     497,007   1,745,131   1,399,122
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Operating income         28,815      20,458      67,694      56,353

Other expense:
  Interest expense           (530)       (645)     (2,380)     (1,636)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
       Total other
        expense              (530)       (645)     (2,380)     (1,636)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Income before
   income taxes            28,285      19,813      65,314      54,717
  Income tax expense       10,772       7,472      24,895      20,634
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Net income          $    17,513 $    12,341 $    40,419 $    34,083
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Net income per share:
  Basic               $      0.62 $      0.44 $      1.43 $      1.22
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
  Diluted             $      0.62 $      0.44 $      1.43 $      1.21
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Weighted average
 number of common
 shares and potential
 dilutive common
 shares outstanding    28,441,000  28,346,000  28,356,000  28,253,000
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Operating Statistics:
 Medical care ratio
  (2)                        83.7%       84.1%       84.8%       84.4%
  General and
   administrative
   expense ratio (3),
   excluding premium
   taxes                      8.4%        8.6%        8.0%        8.5%
 Premium taxes
  included in general
  and administrative
  expenses                    3.3%        3.1%        3.3%        3.0%
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Total general and
     administrative
     expense ratio           11.7%       11.7%       11.3%       11.5%
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
 Depreciation and
  amortization
  expense ratio (4)           1.1%        1.1%        1.1%        1.0%
 Effective tax rate          38.1%       37.7%       38.1%       37.7%

(1) Amounts represent an impairment charge related to commercial
 software no longer used for operations.
(2) Medical care ratio represents medical care costs as a percentage
 of premium revenue.
(3) General and administrative expense ratio represents such expenses
 as a percentage of total revenue.
(4) Depreciation and amortization expense ratio represents such
 expenses as a percentage of total revenue.
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
            (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                  Sept. 30,  Dec. 31,
                                                     2007      2006
                                                 ----------  ---------
                                                 (Unaudited)
                     ASSETS

Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                      $447,594  $403,650
    Investments                                     108,161    81,481
    Receivables                                     124,145   110,835
    Income tax receivable                                 -     7,960
    Deferred income taxes                               577       313
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets        11,424     9,263
                                                    --------  --------
       Total current assets                         691,901   613,502
Property and equipment, net                          47,431    41,903
Goodwill and intangible assets, net                 133,502   143,139
Restricted investments                               27,762    20,154
Receivable for ceded life and annuity contracts      30,929    32,923
Other assets                                         14,492    12,854
                                                    --------  --------
       Total assets                                $946,017  $864,475
                                                    ========  ========

                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
    Medical claims and benefits payable            $308,722  $290,048
    Deferred revenue                                 42,043    18,120
    Income tax payable                                1,242         -
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         61,778    46,725
                                                    --------  --------
       Total current liabilities                    413,785   354,893
Long-term debt                                       20,000    45,000
Deferred income taxes                                 1,056     6,700
Liability for ceded life and annuity contracts       30,929    32,923
Other long-term liabilities                          11,808     4,793
                                                    --------  --------
       Total liabilities                            477,578   444,309

Stockholders' equity:
    Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000,000
     shares authorized; issued and outstanding:
     28,346,685 shares at September 30, 2007,
     and 28,119,026 shares at December 31, 2006          28        28
    Preferred stock, $0.001 par value;
     20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
     issued and outstanding                               -         -
    Additional paid-in capital                      181,841   173,990
    Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)         111      (337)
    Retained earnings                               306,849   266,875
    Treasury stock (1,201,174 shares, at cost)      (20,390)  (20,390)
                                                    --------  --------
       Total stockholders' equity                   468,439   420,166
                                                    --------  --------
       Total liabilities and stockholders'
        equity                                     $946,017  $864,475
                                                    ========  ========
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                    Nine Months Ended
                                                      September 30,
                                                   -------------------
                                                     2007      2006
                                                    -------  --------
Operating activities:
Net income                                         $ 40,419 $  34,083
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                    20,274    15,265
    Amortization of capitalized credit facility
     fees                                               646       646
    Deferred income taxes                            (4,139)   (2,510)
    Stock-based compensation                          5,238     4,331
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
       Receivables                                  (13,310)  (13,099)
       Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (2,161)    2,068
       Medical claims and benefits payable           18,674    17,036
       Deferred revenue                              23,923         -
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      14,763     7,411
       Income taxes                                   8,989     1,955
                                                    -------  --------
Net cash provided by operating activities           113,316    67,186

Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment                 (16,514)  (13,285)
Purchases of investments                            (85,252) (103,702)
Sales and maturities of investments                  59,292   115,866
Net cash acquired in purchase transactions                -     5,820
Increase in restricted cash                          (7,608)     (738)
Increase in other long-term liabilities               6,569        42
Increase in other assets                             (2,921)   (1,218)
                                                    -------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (46,434)    2,785

Financing activities:
Borrowings under credit facility                          -    20,000
Repayment of amounts borrowed under credit facility (25,000)   (5,000)
Repayment of credit facility fees                      (551)        -
Repurchase and retirement of common stock              (480)        -
Tax benefit from exercise of employee stock options
 recorded as additional paid-in capital                 554     1,094
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and
 employee stock purchases                             2,539     1,816
                                                    -------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (22,938)   17,910
                                                    -------- ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents            43,944    87,881
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    403,650   249,203
                                                    -------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $447,594 $ 337,084
                                                    ======== =========
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
                           MEMBERSHIP DATA
                             (Unaudited)

                                  Sept. 30,   June 30,     Sept. 30,
Total Ending Membership by Health
 Plan:                              2007        2007        2006
--------------------------------- ---------   ---------   ---------
California                          288,000     291,000     302,000
Michigan                            211,000     217,000     227,000
New Mexico                           69,000      66,000      62,000
Ohio                                138,000     138,000      33,000
Texas                                30,000      30,000       3,000(2)
Utah                                 50,000      47,000      54,000
Washington                          284,000     287,000     280,000
                                  ---------   ---------   ---------
   Subtotal                       1,070,000   1,076,000     961,000
Indiana                                 N/A(1)      N/A(1)   54,000
                                  ---------   ---------   ---------
   Total                          1,070,000   1,076,000   1,015,000
                                  =========   =========   =========

(1) The Company's Indiana health plan ceased serving members effective
 January 1, 2007.
(2) The Company's Texas health plan commenced operations in September
 2006.
                                          Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30,
Total Ending Membership by State for the
 Company's Medicare Advantage Special
 Needs Plans:                               2007      2007     2006
----------------------------------------- --------- -------- ---------
California                                      875      724       455
Michigan                                        814      459       138
Nevada                                          178        9         -
Utah                                          1,802    1,646     1,426
Washington                                      446      413       153
                                          --------- -------- ---------
   Total                                      4,115    3,251     2,172
                                          ========= ======== =========

                                          Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30,
Total Ending Membership by State for the
 Company's Aged, Blind and Disabled
 ("ABD") Population:                        2007      2007     2006
----------------------------------------- --------- -------- ---------
California                                   10,912   10,728    10,368
Michigan                                     31,488   31,940    22,553
New Mexico                                    6,844    6,822     6,674
Ohio                                         14,965   15,117         -
Texas                                        16,515   16,603         -
Utah                                          7,056    6,876     6,763
Washington                                    2,715    2,693     2,727
                                          --------- -------- ---------
   Total                                     90,495   90,779    49,085
                                          ========= ======== =========
                           Quarter Ended           Nine Months Ended
                   ------------------------------ --------------------
                   Sept. 30, June 30,  Sept. 30,  Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
Total Member
 Months (1) by
 Health Plan:        2007      2007      2006       2007      2006
------------------ --------- --------- ---------  --------- ---------
California           859,000   874,000   911,000  2,619,000 2,785,000
Michigan             640,000   658,000   681,000  1,967,000 1,677,000
New Mexico           200,000   197,000   181,000    589,000   535,000
Ohio                 416,000   399,000    95,000  1,155,000   229,000
Texas                 90,000    91,000   3,000(3)   247,000  3,000 (3)
Utah                 142,000   145,000   167,000    438,000   527,000
Washington           854,000   860,000   846,000  2,570,000 2,572,000
                   --------- --------- ---------  --------- ---------
  Subtotal         3,201,000 3,224,000 2,884,000  9,585,000 8,328,000
Indiana               N/A(2)   N/A (2)   150,000  N/A (2)     328,000
                   --------- --------- ---------  --------- ---------
  Total            3,201,000 3,224,000 3,034,000  9,585,000 8,656,000
                   ========= ========= =========  ========= =========

(1) Total member months is defined as the aggregate of each month's
 ending membership for the period.
(2) The Company's Indiana health plan ceased serving members effective
 January 1, 2007.
(3) The Company's Texas health plan commenced operations in September
 2006.
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
                SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA BY HEALTH PLAN
              (Dollars in thousands except PMPM amounts)
                             (Unaudited)

                        Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                ------------------------------------------------------
                 Premium Revenue   Medical Care Costs Medical Premium
                ------------------ ------------------  Care      Tax
                  Total     PMPM     Total     PMPM    Ratio  Expense
                ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- --------
California      $   93,154 $108.39 $   76,443 $ 88.95   82.1%  $ 2,382
Michigan           119,752  187.19    100,378  156.90   83.8%    7,069
New Mexico          72,543  361.23     56,984  283.76   78.6%    2,828
Ohio               125,452  302.02    111,387  268.16   88.8%    5,645
Texas               24,997  279.39     19,041  212.82   76.2%      450
Utah                27,513  193.52     26,534  186.63   96.4%        -
Washington         164,367  192.43    130,216  152.45   79.2%    2,748
Other                  624       -      4,919       -       -        7
                ----------         ----------                 --------
  Consolidated  $  628,402 $196.29 $  525,902 $164.27   83.7%  $21,129
                ==========         ==========                 ========

                        Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
                ------------------------------------------------------
                 Premium Revenue   Medical Care Costs Medical Premium
                ------------------ ------------------  Care      Tax
                  Total     PMPM     Total     PMPM    Ratio  Expense
                ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- --------
California      $   93,590 $102.71 $   85,283 $ 93.59   91.1%  $ 2,934
Indiana             24,626  164.15     25,384  169.20  103.1%        -
Michigan           122,209  179.25     95,049  139.42   77.8%    7,505
New Mexico          58,648  324.51     50,533  279.61   86.2%    2,164
Ohio                20,977  219.76     20,466  214.41   97.6%      968
Texas                  280  108.86        361  140.69  129.2%       24
Utah                39,268  234.81     35,961  215.03   91.6%        -
Washington         152,481  180.40    112,372  132.95   73.7%    2,587
Other                    1       -      5,461       -       -        2
                ----------         ----------                 --------
  Consolidated  $  512,080 $168.77 $  430,870 $142.00   84.1%  $16,184
                ==========         ==========                 ========

                         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                ------------------------------------------------------
                 Premium Revenue   Medical Care Costs Medical Premium
                ------------------ ------------------  Care     Tax
                  Total     PMPM     Total     PMPM    Ratio   Expense
                ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- --------
California      $  280,796 $107.22 $  228,952 $ 87.42   81.5%  $ 8,614
Michigan           364,945  185.54    306,163  155.66   83.9%   21,942
New Mexico         191,073  324.23    159,152  270.07   83.3%    6,438
Ohio               311,853  270.08    282,164  244.37   90.5%   14,033
Texas               64,406  260.88     55,163  223.44   85.6%    1,140
Utah                88,473  201.87     81,535  186.04   92.2%        -
Washington         489,254  190.36    392,201  152.60   80.2%    8,117
Other                  964       -     13,914       -       -       21
                ----------         ----------                 --------
  Consolidated  $1,791,764 $186.93 $1,519,244 $158.50   84.8%  $60,305
                ==========         ==========                 ========
                         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
                ------------------------------------------------------
                 Premium Revenue   Medical Care Costs Medical Premium
                ------------------ ------------------  Care      Tax
                  Total     PMPM     Total     PMPM    Ratio  Expense
                ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ------- --------
California      $  279,161 $100.23 $  245,599 $ 88.18   88.0%  $ 8,918
Indiana             54,873  167.16     52,980  161.40   96.6%        -
Michigan           301,739  179.88    234,950  140.06   77.9%   18,259
New Mexico         168,088  314.30    141,657  264.88   84.3%    6,039
Ohio                49,555  216.18     46,199  201.54   93.2%    2,237
Texas                  280  108.86        381  148.47  136.4%       24
Utah               126,741  240.30    115,828  219.61   91.4%        -
Washington         460,733  179.17    362,800  141.08   78.7%    7,937
Other                   27       -     15,438       -       -        2
                ----------         ----------                 --------
  Consolidated  $1,441,197 $166.49 $1,215,832 $140.45   84.4%  $43,416
                ==========         ==========                 ========
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
                     DETAIL OF MEDICAL CARE COSTS
             (Dollars in thousands, except PMPM amounts)
                             (Unaudited)

The following table provides detail of the Company's medical care
 costs:

                   Three Months Ended          Three Months Ended
                   September 30, 2007          September 30, 2006
               --------------------------- ---------------------------

                                   % of                        % of
                                   Total                       Total
                                   Medical                     Medical
                                    Care                        Care
                 Amount    PMPM     Costs    Amount    PMPM     Costs
               ---------- ------- -------- ---------- ------- --------
Medical care
 costs:
 Fee for
  service
  costs        $  339,841 $106.15    64.6% $  284,648 $ 93.81    66.1%
 Capitation        95,879   29.95    18.2%     68,144   22.46    15.8%
 Pharmacy          67,844   21.19    12.9%     51,697   17.04    12.0%
 Other             22,338    6.98     4.3%     26,381    8.69     6.1%
                ---------  ------ --------  ---------  ------ --------
   Total
    medical
    care costs $  525,902 $164.27   100.0% $  430,870 $142.00   100.0%
                =========  ====== ========  =========  ====== ========

                    Nine Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                   September 30, 2007          September 30, 2006
               --------------------------- ---------------------------

                                   % of                        % of
                                   Total                       Total
                                   Medical                     Medical
                                    Care                        Care
                 Amount    PMPM     Costs    Amount    PMPM     Costs
               ---------- ------- -------- ---------- ------- --------
Medical care
 costs:
 Fee for
  service
  costs        $  984,375 $102.70    64.8% $  814,928 $ 94.14    67.0%
 Capitation       276,742   28.87    18.2%    187,997   21.72    15.5%
 Pharmacy         194,354   20.28    12.8%    148,858   17.19    12.2%
 Other             63,773    6.65     4.2%     64,049    7.40     5.3%
                ---------  ------ --------  ---------  ------ --------
   Total
    medical
    care costs $1,519,244 $158.50   100.0% $1,215,832 $140.45   100.0%
                =========  ====== ========  =========  ====== ========
                       MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.
            CHANGE IN MEDICAL CLAIMS AND BENEFITS PAYABLE
                        (Dollars in thousands)
                             (Unaudited)

The following table shows the components of the change in medical
 claims and benefits payable for the nine months ended September 30,
 2007 and 2006:

                                                  Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,
                                               -----------------------
                                                  2007        2006
                                                ----------  ----------
Balances at beginning of period                $  290,048  $  217,354
Medical claims and benefits payable from
 business acquired during the period                    -      22,536
Components of medical care costs related to:
    Current year                                1,568,949   1,254,174
    Prior years                                   (49,705)    (38,342)
                                                ----------  ----------
Total medical care costs                        1,519,244   1,215,832
Payments for medical care costs related to:
    Current year                                1,278,321   1,017,923
    Prior years                                   222,249     180,872
                                                ----------  ----------
Total paid                                      1,500,570   1,198,795
                                                ----------  ----------
Balances at end of period                      $  308,722  $  256,927
                                                ==========  ==========

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. Accordingly, any benefit recognized in medical care costs resulting from favorable development of an estimated liability at the start of the period (captured as a component of "medical care costs related to prior years") may be offset by the addition of an allowance for adverse claims development when estimating the liability at the end of the period (captured as a component of "medical care costs related to current year"). During the second quarter of 2006, the Company recognized a net benefit in medical care costs of approximately $5.0 million due to favorable development of its medical claims liability at December 31, 2005.

                                                   Nine Months Ended
                                                     September 30,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                    2007       2006
                                                  ---------  ---------
Days in claims payable                                   54         54

Number of members at end of period                1,070,000  1,015,000
Number of claims in inventory at end of period
 (1)                                                179,186    246,435
Billed charges of claims in inventory at end of
 period (in thousands) (1)                       $  231,753 $  234,494
Claims in inventory per member at end of period
 (1)                                                   0.17       0.26

(1) 2006 claims data excludes information for Cape Health Plan
 membership of approximately 85,000 members. Cape membership was
 processed on a separate claims platform through December 31, 2006.

CONTACT: Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Juan Jose Orellana, 562-435-3666, ext. 111143

SOURCE: Molina Healthcare, Inc.

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