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COLUMBUS, Ohio--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) today announced that its Ohio health plan subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Inc., was recognized with a Columbus Business First Corporate Caring Award in the Health category for medium-sized companies. Ninety-eight nominations were submitted this year while fifteen were selected as honorees. Applications were judged by a panel of industry experts.

"Molina Healthcare of Ohio is extremely proud to be honored with a Corporate Caring Award"

aMolina Healthcare of Ohio is extremely proud to be honored with a Corporate Caring Award,a said Amy Schultz Clubbs, president of Molina Healthcare of Ohio. aMolina Healthcareas mission is to serve the underserved, so volunteering and charitable giving are ingrained in the companyas culture. In coordinating care for Medicaid patients, we partner on a daily basis with many terrific charitable organizations that have a need for volunteers and donations; so many employees are drawn to these organizations and want to do more to help.a

Molina Healthcare was nominated for the award by the Neighborhood House for its work helping with basic supplies such as diapers, milk and providing car seats for mothers with small children. Bruce Barcelo from Public Health Dayton and Get Up! Montgomery County also nominated Molina Healthcare for the Corporate Caring award.

In 2011, Molina Healthcare of Ohio employees collectively logged more than 1,600 hours of recorded volunteer time and between the company and employees made more than $105,000 in charitable contributions. Molina Healthcare recently stepped up to the plate when Faith Missionas food pantry was running low, organizing a food drive, collecting donations and sending volunteers to help out at the shelter.

Molina Healthcare of Ohio is based in Columbus, Ohio, and currently employs 402 Ohioans.

About Molina Healthcare, Inc.

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. More information about Molina Healthcare is available at [ www.molinahealthcare.com ].