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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Valerie Ortiz

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Over the past 20 years, Valerie Ortiz has worn many hats at National Insurance Services. She currently heads up NIS’ Marketing Team where she helps to create and execute employee benefit communications based upon our public sector clients’ needs. Valerie brings order to the chaos and has a zeal for detail and a talent for organization.

Recent Articles by Valerie Ortiz

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Report: Increasing amount of Americans looking for doctors by insurance

With the changes in health care reform, many Americans are simply choosing their doctor based on their insurance. According to a new report from Vitals Index, an online company that helps people...

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Report: Americans unaware of health care savings

New research from Vitals Index, a medical and healthcare company, discovered that even though two-thirds of Americans think they are savvy when it comes to being a health care consumer, many can't...

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Insurance exchange enrollees found to have high rate of serious illness

Data on those Americans who enrolled in insurance benefits through the federal and state marketplaces recently showed these enrollees have a higher rate of serious illness than those who receive...

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Study suggests moving the open enrollment period

A new study that was published in the journal Health Affairs suggested switching the open enrollment period from the later part of the year to the spring, when people may be more willing to purchase...

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Health care spending might not see large increase after all

Earlier reports showed U.S. health care spending could see its first increase after five dismal years of unproductive spending in the industry. However, the newly revised statistic from the U.S....

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Health care spending to increase by 6.8 percent in 2015

PricewaterhouseCooper's Health Research Institute recently reported that it projects total health care spending will increase by 6.8 percent in the U.S. after a five-year stagnant spending period, US...

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HHS report: HealthCare.gov had affordable premiums, was competitive

Despite technical difficulties and confusion over the enrollment process, the first year of the federal health insurance benefits exchange has been determined by the U.S. Department of Health and...

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Healthcare premiums down to $100 or less in 2014

The cost of monthly healthcare premiums recently saw one of its biggest price decreases after a new Department of Health and Human Services report showed that 70 percent of customers who bought in on...

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Insurance terminology confusing to many

Health insurance jargon can seem like a foreign language to many Americans, and those who bought insurance benefits on the federal and state exchanges are encountering issues navigating what certain...

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MI exchange will have more insurance benefits options next year

Michigan's health insurance marketplace, which is part of the federal website HealthCare.gov, will provide residents with more insurance plan diversity during the next open enrollment period, as its...