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AdaptHealth falls on surprise Q1 loss

** Shares of medical equipment provider AdaptHealth AHCO fall ~8% to $9.75

** Company posts Q1 loss of 2 cents/shr vs analysts' estimate of a profit of 5 cents/shr - LSEG data

** Cash flow from operations at $49.0 mln, down from $140.2 mln, primarily driven by delayed payments resulting from the Change Healthcare data breach, company says

** On Feb. 21, UnitedHealth's UNH technology unit Change was hacked, impacting insurers, pharmacies and healthcare providers across the country

** AHCO's quarterly revenue of $792.5 mln beats analysts' average expectation of $769.9 mln

** Up to last close, stock up 45.4% YTD

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