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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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New deadline for people who've encountered sign-up problems

More details are coming to light on the recently extended open enrollment deadline, which will provide some people seeking health insurance benefits two extra weeks to purchase coverage.

The...

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White House pushes back open enrollment deadline

Despite statements to the contrary, the White House recently announced it will delay the March 31 open enrollment deadline after all.

Federal officials confirmed on March 25 that for those people who...

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9 in 10 states fail in healthcare price transparency, study finds

When it comes to how transparent and open states are with respect to the price of healthcare services, which impact health insurance benefits, a new report indicates that there's a lot of room for...

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ACA advocacy group attempting to increase enrollment totals

With less than a week remaining in this year's open enrollment period, an organization that's supportive of the Affordable Care Act is pulling out all the stops to help more people get health...

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Health insurance enrollment lags in OH

The success of the Affordable Care Act depends on health insurance enrollment, but Ohio is among those states that have seen issues with signing residents up for insurance benefits.

According to...

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PA sees higher enrollment numbers in February

Many states have experienced lower-than-anticipated signups through their insurance exchanges and the federal-run website. However, Pennsylvania is among those states that might be able to meet its...

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Despite opposition, most want lawmakers to make ACA work

Even though many people are opposed to the Affordable Care Act - the legislation that requires people to obtain health insurance benefits - the public would like to see lawmakers do what they can...

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1.6 million shy of enrollment goal by end of March, Avalere projects

By March 31, the number of people who have secured health insurance benefits through the exchanges will likely be short of the 7 million goal the White House established in October, according to a...

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Swift enrollment activity sends ACA signup total to 5 million

A surge of people utilizing the state and federal exchange sites has pushed the latest Affordable Care Act enrollment number to 5 million, according to a new estimate released by the Centers for...

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Poll: Most satisfied with nation's healthcare system

Nearly half a year removed from the start of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period - the time in which consumers are required to secure health insurance benefits if they haven't already -...