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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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Certain healthcare services still excluded in ACA plans

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped millions of Americans gain access to healthcare coverage, but a recent study found 10 healthcare services remain excluded within plans offered on the federal...

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Options preferred before price among insurance customers, poll finds

When it comes to whether individuals would rather pay more for insurance benefits with many care options or save costs with less-inclusive plans, most prefer the more expensive arrangement than a...

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Latest total on how many secured private ACA health plans

Nearly 1 million more Americans have secured insurance benefits through the federal or state-based exchanges since early February, according to new enrollment figures.

Marilyn Tavenner, administrator...

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MD health exchange needs major overhaul

Maryland is one of the states that has experienced the most issues with its insurance marketplace. The situation has gotten so bad the state's health exchange board fired its central IT contractor...

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Tax deadline may cause enrollment numbers to swell

With the March 31 deadline for purchasing insurance little more than a month away, individuals who don't have insurance benefits have a limited amount of time to secure a health policy without being...

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Exchange enrollment varies between states, study finds

Just over a month away from the deadline in which consumers must secure insurance benefits without incurring a penalty, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed 3.3 million people...

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Healthcare providers generally supportive of ACA, new poll finds

Once the Affordable Care Act is fully established, the insurance benefits that the reform law helps provide will be advantageous for the average American consumer, according to a recent survey of...

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Report: Health status, not age, most crucial aspect of ACA

Young people, once considered a fundamental part to the Affordable Care Act's viability, may not be as integral to the health reform law's ultimate success after all, according to the results of a...

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Poll: Americans largely unaware major provisions of ACA are in motion

While the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act rules governing how insurance benefits are to be made available to consumers are now in effect, few Americans are aware of this fact, according to...

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CBO clarifies controversial statements from latest report

After a highly publicized report from the Congressional Budget Office indicated that insurance benefits gained through the Affordable Care Act may have adverse consequences on the average worker, the...