** Shares of Apollo Medical Holdings Inc AMEH.O rise 12.2%
to $30.50
** The healthcare mgmt co says its board has approved a
share repurchase program, effective immediately
** Under the program, co is authorized to buy back up to $50
mln of its shares of common stock
** Co expects to pay for the repurchases using internally
available cash
** AMEH's cash balance as of Sept. 30, was $184 mln
** Including session's gain, stock down 58.6% YTD
(Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru)
((Pratik.Jain@thomsonreuters.com;))