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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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Study: ACA enrollment reaches 10.3 million

A new report from the New England Journal of Medicine was released on July 23 that showed insurance coverage for the Affordable Care Act had reached about 10.3 million Americans since the first...

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PCORI Fees are Due July 31st

For health insurance issuers and self-insured health plan sponsors, your PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) fees are due to the IRS by July 31, 2014. Download this legislative brief...

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HHS Announces Changes to the 2015 Reinsurance Program

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its final ruling in regards to the reinsurance three-year (2014-2016) transitional program. This program must be established in each...

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Ruling on subsidies could impact health insurance benefits

According to The Wall Street Journal, a new ruling is currently calling into question some consumers' eligibility for federal tax credits during the next open enrollment period.

The Journal reported...

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Improvements May Come to Provider Networks of Exchange-offered Plans

The federal and state insurance benefits marketplaces have provided Americans with another option for healthcare coverage, but one of the main issues many people have had with the plans are their...

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HCA Holdings reports higher revenue from Affordable Care Act

With the Affordable Care Act in full swing, HCA Holdings Inc., a national hospital operator, reported admissions to its hospitals recovered in second quarter 2014 with greater-than-expected benefits,...

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Big data could improve health care

The health care industry has seen a spike in technology and big data through the last decade, Health Affairs reported. Everything from diagnostic images, lab results, and medical records to biometric...

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Survey: Uninsured numbers down after ACA rollout

The Commonwealth Fund recently discovered that uninsured rates in the U.S. fell drastically from 20 percent to 15 percent after people were able to use insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act...

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Many enrollees asked for help during insurance benefits enrollment

A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found navigators were in high demand by insurance benefits enrollees during the first open enrollment period.

The survey was conducted online, and...

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Patient-driven healthcare could be in the future

With the Affordable Care Act altering the way Americans purchase health insurance, some experts believe more attention will focus on patient-driven health care strategies in the future, Communities...