Molina Healthcare, Inc. is an American managed care company headquartered in Long Beach, California. The company provides health insurance to individuals through government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
History
Molina Healthcare was founded in 1980 by C. David Molina, an emergency room physician in Long Beach, California.[4] He had seen an influx of patients using the emergency room for common illnesses such as a sore throat or the flu because they were being turned away by doctors who would not accept Medi-Cal. Molina established his first primary care clinic with the goal of treating the lowest-income patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
In September 2020, Molina Healthcare entered into an arrangement to purchase approximately all the assets of the Affinity Health Plan for about $380 million.[5]
Leadership
For twenty years, the company was run by Dr. Molina's son, J. Mario Molina, MD, a physician.