Aflac report shows 47% of US workers unable to cover $1,000 in medical out-of-pocket costs

• Aflac published its 16th annual WorkForces Report on workplace benefits, financial resilience, burnout, health-cost misconceptions, released today.
• Report flags financial fragility: 47% of Americans could not cover $1,000 in medical out-of-pocket costs; 61% for Gen Z.
• Healthcare deferral remains common: 49% delayed medical care; 30% postponed or avoided treatment due to cost.
• Misinformation risk highlighted: 75% expect insured cancer out-of-pocket costs below $2,000; cited study pegs initial-phase costs at $45,063.
• AI use is rising in benefits research: 30% of Americans use it; 37% of Gen Z; 40% of millennials.

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