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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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State-run exchanges could be a thing of the past

Many of the state-run health insurance exchanges had rocky rollouts of which they never truly recovered from before the open enrollment period ended. Now, some of these states are rethinking their...

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CT exchange to have a mobile app

Residents in Connecticut will be able to sign up for health insurance benefits during the next open enrollment period through a mobile app version of the state's exchange, Access HealthCT.

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1 in 4 exchange enrollees had problems with their information

According to The Associated Press, more than 2 million Americans who signed up for health insurance benefits through the federal and state insurance marketplaces during the open enrollment period...

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Healthcare.gov may evolve to be more than an insurance exchange

With so many Americans having chosen to purchase insurance benefits on the federal exchange and the majority of states opting out of creating their own marketplaces, Healthcare.gov has the potential...

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Insurance prices on CT exchange could rise

There have been reports saying insurance premiums will rise next year, and others that claim costs will drop. Nevertheless, two insurers with health insurance benefits plans on the Connecticut...

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Rule clarifies laid-off workers must receive insurance benefits information

While Americans are now able to purchase health insurance benefits through the federal and state marketplaces, employers that lay off their workers still need to provide them with information on...

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Some Republican lawmakers want an ACA alternative

Some federal legislators remain opposed to the Affordable Care Act, and some are pushing for a GOP alternative to the healthcare law to present to the House of Representatives.

According to The Wall...

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Narrow insurance networks limit workers' healthcare options

One of the promises of the Affordable Care Act was that Americans would be able to keep their physicians if they wanted to through their insurance benefits. However, Kaiser Health News reported there...

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Possible HIV/Aids Open Enrollment Discrimination in Florida

Two patient advocacy groups recently alleged in a compliant to the federal government that some insurers that had health plans on Florida's state insurance marketplace discriminated against those...

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Consumers may not yet feel the positive impact of the ACA

More than 8 million Americans enrolled in health plans through the federal and state insurance marketplaces, yet a new study by Gallup found few have seen any benefit from the Affordable Care Act.

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