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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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Milwaukee County may ask public workers to enter the insurance exchange

As many state and local governments are looking for ways to reduce their employee insurance benefits costs, Milwaukee County has proposed to end health coverage and is asking thousands of public...

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KY experiences strong turnout for its exchange

Although Kentucky was one of the states that had marketplace glitches on Oct. 1, nearly 78,000 residents shopped in the state's exchange for insurance benefits by the second day, according to a local...

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MN marketplace opens late, but successfully

Minnesota is one of the states that has seen a strong implementation of its insurance marketplace, although the exchange opened late to allow residents to shop for insurance benefits. 

With the state...

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Federal data system found to be secure

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently found the state health insurance exchanges' central computer system is secure and ready for enrollment.

According to Reuters, the federal...

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Millions expected to enroll in insurance marketplaces

Although state health insurance exchanges don't open until Oct. 1, investors are projecting millions of Americans will participate in the marketplaces, but analysts still have tempered expectations.

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WI will provide residents with health exchange information

Although Wisconsin's Gov. Scott Walker has a history of restricting worker benefits and opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the state is set to send residents information about which...

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Expanding employee education on healthcare reform

With state health insurance exchanges less than a month away from opening, many federal and state employees are still uninformed about how healthcare reform impacts their own insurance benefits....

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Florida will provide part-timers with health benefits

While certain states do not offer healthcare coverage to their part-time workers, Florida is set to begin providing insurance benefits to all employees in October.

According to The Florida Current,...

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DOL Says No Fines For Failing to Provide Notice

September 17, 2013 byBill Enright

On September 11, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the Notice of Exchange penalties. While the ACA requires...

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Government officials warn about fake insurance exchange websites

As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), state health insurance exchanges will offer participating residents the ability to chose their own coverage. Set to open on Oct. 1, the exchanges will allow...