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 # Aflac and Deion Sanders Launch Program Designed to Help Americans Facing Medical Debt

 


 

 Jan 28, 2022 10:15 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Duckprints in the Community](/news/campaign/duckprints-community)  ![Hanging medical bag with a hand touching the bag.](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/Aflac1.24.22A_1786671989.jpeg "Many Americans face substantial medical dept. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS")

 Many Americans face substantial medical dept. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS 

 

[Originally published on Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesrtaylor/2022/01/19/aflac-and-deion-sanders-launch-program-designed-to-help-americans-facing-medical-debt/?sh=3f90e87366dc)

By [Charles Taylor](https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesrtaylor/?sh=432dd8c03bef)

Recognizing that nearly 50 percent of Americans face medical debt, Aflac has announced a national initiative, Close the Gap, designed to help those facing large medial bills. Aflac notes that this people in difficult situations with such bills often have a gap between health care coverage and medical bills and that low-income and/or minority communities are disproportionately affected.

To draw attention to the initiative, Aflac has enlisted former NFL player and current Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders as a brand ambassador.

[Continue reading the article here](https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesrtaylor/2022/01/19/aflac-and-deion-sanders-launch-program-designed-to-help-americans-facing-medical-debt/?sh=3f90e87366dc)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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