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Millennials struggle to understand health plans

The survey finds that over 70 percent of millennial workers say that reading over their benefits is 'long, complicated or stressful.'

By Jack Craver | Updated on October 07, 2016
The survey finds that over 70 percent of millennial workers say that reading over their benefits is 'long, complicated or stressful.' (Photo: iStock)

Just like their forebears, millennials hope to be generously-compensated for their work. That means good pay and decent benefits.

A recent survey of 1,900 U.S. employees by Aflac finds that 72 percent of millennial employees say they’re at least “somewhat” likely to opt for a job that offers better benefits and lower pay, a finding that may seem counter-intuitive, since young people are decades away from retirement and typically are not expecting major health expenses in the near-term.

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