Feb 23 (Reuters) - The American Pharmacists Association on Friday said that many pharmacies throughout America could not transmit insurance claims for their patients after UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare reported a hack earlier this week.

"This is resulting in delays in getting prescriptions filled," the association said in a statement.

The disruptions from the attack were expected to last at least through Friday, Change Healthcare, the healthcare billing and data systems provider, said on its status page. (Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)