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The Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing, co-chaired by Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, launched Tuesday and will crack down on unfair and illegal pricing in prescription drugs and health care.

The shortfall of generic drugs, which comprise the majority of medications that Americans consume, has been a chronic problem, starting well before the mid-2020s.

AstraZeneca, one of 10 drugmakers that have drugs selected for the Medicare price negotiation program, has lost its suit challenging the program, while four more drugmaker lawsuits will be heard this week.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Director Rohit Chopra is making a sweeping change to address medical debt that now touches some 100 million Americans, and the new rules are expected to be unveiled later this year.

Aetna uses Change Healthcare as an intermediary for certain data exchanges, and many of its in-network providers use it to submit claims to Aetna, however, the insurer announced its systems have not been comprised.

Any prolonged disruption of the health care tech company's systems "will negatively impact many hospitals' ability to offer the full set of health-care services," wrote the American Hospital Association to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.