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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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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...

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6 million enrolled in exchanges, White House says

Fueled by a last-minute surge in enrollments, 6 million Americans have secured health insurance benefits through the federal and state exchanges, according to new numbers released by the White House.

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Accessibility to meds often restricted for exchange plans, study suggests

Prescription drug coverage is one of the 10 essential health insurance benefits that the Affordable Care Act requires qualified plans to have. But according to a new analysis, the availability of...

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Subsidies in FL average $3,000

The open enrollment deadline for health insurance will soon pass, and many Florida residents who have already signed up for insurance benefits have received tax credits to cover premiums, according...

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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...