Summary MHA620_Assignment_5.docx MHA620 Maintaining the Loyalty of Stakeholders MHA620 Assignment 5 Maintaining the Loyalty of Stakeholders The Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), was signed by President Obama on March 23rd, 2

MHA620_Assignment_ MHA620 Maintaining the Loyalty of Stakeholders MHA620 Assignment 5 Maintaining the Loyalty of Stakeholders The Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), was signed by President Obama on March 23rd, 2010, and is also referred to as the ACA or simply the federal health reform. The document contains more than 900 pages and various other provisions with different effective dates (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2014). Provisions that are included in the ACA aim at expanding insurance access, increase the protection of consumers, emphasizes the wellness and prevention of diseases, improve system performance and quality, expanding the health workforce, and curbing the rise of healthcare costs (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2014). The ACA also aims at extending health insurance coverage for more than 32 million Americans who are uninsured through expanding public and private i