LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $143 million.

The Long Beach, California-based company said it had net income of $2.46 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.83 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.76 per share.

The provider of Medicaid-related services posted revenue of $7.04 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.74 billion.

Molina expects full-year earnings to be $13.25 per share, with revenue expected to be $27.5 billion.

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