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  <xsd:element id="moh_ScheduleofFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsforSaleLeasebackTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleofFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsforSaleLeasebackTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="moh_SemiAnnualInterestSecondPaymentMember" name="SemiAnnualInterestSecondPaymentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="moh_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <xsd:element id="moh_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeitedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="moh_StockRepurchaseProgramAveragePricePerShare" name="StockRepurchaseProgramAveragePricePerShare" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="moh_TaxCreditClaimedAsPercentageOfOriginalInvestmentAmount" name="TaxCreditClaimedAsPercentageOfOriginalInvestmentAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>