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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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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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New study weighs the pros and cons of eliminating the ACA employer mandate

The employer mandate provision within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires certain employers to provide insurance benefits to their full-time workers, and a recent report from the think tank Urban...

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KY lawmaker says state's insurance exchange unconnected to ACA

When it comes to healthcare reform, the nation continues to be divided. With the open enrollment period come and gone, the success of some of the marketplaces showcases the benefits of the law, while...

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The marketplaces' success has yet to be determined

While approximately 8 million Americans enrolled in health insurance benefits through the federal and state exchanges, the success of these marketplaces may not be determined for some time.

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MD looks to purchase CT health insurance exchange technology

Maryland's health insurance benefits exchange website is set to be redone, and the state is asking the federal government for approval to spend its remaining marketplace budget how it wants. However,...

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Insurers to receive federal funds for ACA losses

To try to keep the costs of health insurance premiums low during the next open enrollment period, the Obama administration has altered aspects of the Affordable Care Act to provide insurers with...

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Study finds more competition could decrease insurance benefits prices

According to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, few health insurance benefits providers participated in the federal and state marketplaces, resulting in higher prices than there...

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Do insurance benefits enrollees need more health insurance education?

Consumers' understanding of health insurance is often an issue for people when they need to use their plans, and this issue may be coming up among those who purchased insurance benefits plans through...