NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Change Healthcare Inc. (CHNG) on Wednesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $24.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Nashville, Tennessee-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 36 cents per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 36 cents per share.

The health care technology company posted revenue of $866.1 million in the period, beating Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $852.2 million.

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