Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)	Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) The Joseph M. Molina, M.D. Professional Corporations (JMMPC) were created to further advance our direct delivery business. On August 2, 2017, we announced plans to restructure our direct delivery operations. JMMPC’s primary shareholder is Dr. J. Mario Molina, who is a member of our board of directors. Dr. Molina is paid no salary and receives no dividends in connection with his work for, or ownership of, JMMPC. JMMPC provides primary care medical services through its employed physicians and other medical professionals. JMMPC also provides certain specialty referral services to our California health plan members through a contracted provider network. Substantially all of the individuals served by JMMPC are members of our California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington health plans. These health plans had entered into primary care services agreements with JMMPC, under which the health plans paid $29 million and $31 million to JMMPC for health care services provided in the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the health plans paid JMMPC $60 million and $61 million, respectively. JMMPC does not have agreements to provide professional medical services with any other entities. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Molina Medical Management, Inc. (MMM), had also entered into services agreements with JMMPC to provide clinic facilities, clinic administrative support staff, patient scheduling services and medical supplies to JMMPC. The services agreements were designed such that JMMPC operated at break even, ensuring the availability of quality care and access for our health plan members. The services agreements further provided that the administrative fees charged to JMMPC by MMM were reviewed annually to assure the achievement of this goal. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, JMMPC paid $13 million to MMM for clinic administrative services. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, JMMPC paid $26 million and $27 million, respectively, to MMM for clinic administrative services. As of June 30, 2017, we determined that JMMPC is a VIE, and that we are its primary beneficiary. We reached this conclusion under the power and benefits criterion model according to GAAP. Specifically, we had the power to direct the activities (excluding clinical decisions) that most significantly affected JMMPC’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that were potentially significant to the VIE, under the agreements described above. Because we were its primary beneficiary, we consolidated JMMPC. JMMPC’s assets may be used to settle only JMMPC’s obligations, and JMMPC’s creditors have no recourse to the general credit of Molina Healthcare, Inc. As of June 30, 2017, JMMPC had total assets of $17 million, and total liabilities of $18 million. As of December 31, 2016, JMMPC had total assets of $18 million, and total liabilities of $18 million. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with JMMPC was generally limited to the amounts needed to fund JMMPC’s ongoing payroll, employee benefits and medical care costs associated with JMMPC’s specialty referral activities.

Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

The Joseph M. Molina, M.D. Professional Corporations (JMMPC) were created to further advance our direct delivery business. On August 2, 2017, we announced plans to restructure our direct delivery operations.

JMMPC’s primary shareholder is Dr. J. Mario Molina, who is a member of our board of directors. Dr. Molina is paid no salary and receives no dividends in connection with his work for, or ownership of, JMMPC. JMMPC provides primary care medical services through its employed physicians and other medical professionals. JMMPC also provides certain specialty referral services to our California health plan members through a contracted provider network. Substantially all of the individuals served by JMMPC are members of our California, Florida, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington health plans. These health plans had entered into primary care services agreements with JMMPC, under which the health plans paid $29 million and $31 million to JMMPC for health care services provided in the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the health plans paid JMMPC $60 million and $61 million, respectively. JMMPC does not have agreements to provide professional medical services with any other entities.

Our wholly owned subsidiary, Molina Medical Management, Inc. (MMM), had also entered into services agreements with JMMPC to provide clinic facilities, clinic administrative support staff, patient scheduling services and medical supplies to JMMPC. The services agreements were designed such that JMMPC operated at break even, ensuring the availability of quality care and access for our health plan members. The services agreements further provided that the administrative fees charged to JMMPC by MMM were reviewed annually to assure the achievement of this goal. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, JMMPC paid $13 million to MMM for clinic administrative services. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, JMMPC paid $26 million and $27 million, respectively, to MMM for clinic administrative services.

As of June 30, 2017, we determined that JMMPC is a VIE, and that we are its primary beneficiary. We reached this conclusion under the power and benefits criterion model according to GAAP. Specifically, we had the power to direct the activities (excluding clinical decisions) that most significantly affected JMMPC’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that were potentially significant to the VIE, under the agreements described above. Because we were its primary beneficiary, we consolidated JMMPC. JMMPC’s assets may be used to settle only JMMPC’s obligations, and JMMPC’s creditors have no recourse to the general credit of Molina Healthcare, Inc. As of June 30, 2017, JMMPC had total assets of $17 million, and total liabilities of $18 million. As of December 31, 2016, JMMPC had total assets of $18 million, and total liabilities of $18 million.

Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with JMMPC was generally limited to the amounts needed to fund JMMPC’s ongoing payroll, employee benefits and medical care costs associated with JMMPC’s specialty referral activities.