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  <xsd:element id="moh_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofPlans" name="SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardNumberofPlans" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueandIncomeTaxBenefitRelatedtoSharebasedCompensation" name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueandIncomeTaxBenefitRelatedtoSharebasedCompensation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_SummarizedPremiumRevenueTableTextBlock" name="SummarizedPremiumRevenueTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="moh_SummaryofQuarterlyResultsofOperationsLineItems" name="SummaryofQuarterlyResultsofOperationsLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="moh_SummaryofQuarterlyResultsofOperationsTable" name="SummaryofQuarterlyResultsofOperationsTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_TaxCreditClaimedAsPercentageOfOriginalInvestmentAmount" name="TaxCreditClaimedAsPercentageOfOriginalInvestmentAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_TaxCreditClaimedTerm" name="TaxCreditClaimedTerm" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_TaxesBasedOnPremiumsPolicyTextBlock" name="TaxesBasedOnPremiumsPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="moh_TwoThousandAndElevenPlanMember" name="TwoThousandAndElevenPlanMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_UnrecognizedCompensationForfeitedRate" name="UnrecognizedCompensationForfeitedRate" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="moh_VariableInterestEntitiesAbstract" name="VariableInterestEntitiesAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedUnderEquityOffering" name="WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedUnderEquityOffering" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_WeightedAverageNumberofSharesIssuedExchangeofDebtInstruments" name="WeightedAverageNumberofSharesIssuedExchangeofDebtInstruments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>