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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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MD's failed insurance exchange will be reconstructed

Maryland is one of the states that faced numerous technical difficulties with its health insurance exchange website's roll out. However, The Washington Post reported Gov. Martin O'Malley recently...

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New KY budget plan will benefit state workers

Teachers, school district administrative staff and Kentucky employees could receive pay raises and see a fully funded state pension system under Gov. Steve Beshear's newly passed state budget plan.

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More than half of enrollees will pay their insurance premiums in ND

With the open enrollment period for insurance benefits now past, states and insurers are now looking at how many people will actually finish their enrollment by paying their first premiums. According...

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KS pushes to be exempt from health law

The Kansas state Senate recently approved a bill that allows the state to enter into a compact with numerous other states. The compact of states is pushing to be excused from the federal healthcare...

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House changes ACA's definition of full-time work

One of the issues public and private sector employers have struggled with is the definition of full-time work in the Affordable Care Act. According to The Washington Post, the House of...

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MNsure hits enrollment goal, CEO expected to comment

Minnesota's state insurance exchange MNsure experienced numerous issues since its roll out last October, but was able to exceed its sign-up goal within the open enrollment period.

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Who signed up for insurance benefits through the exchanges?

Now that the open enrollment deadline has passed, the official numbers are coming out about how many Americans - and whom - signed up for insurance benefits through the federal and state...

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Average insurance subsidy nearly 2,900 per person, study reveals

The vast majority of people who have sought health insurance benefits through the exchanges are eligible to receive financial assistance from the federal government, based on new analysis recently...

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KY took additional steps to help enroll people in health plans

March 31 was the deadline for open enrollment in the federal- and state-run health insurance exchanges, and Kentucky is one state that embraced signing more people up for insurance benefits.

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Unfair to apply differing ACA deadlines, consumers say

Individuals who've begun the enrollment process for health insurance benefits but haven't finished were recently given a reprieve, enabling them to avoid the penalty that comes with not having a...