The Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government of a new colony in the New World (The Architect of the Capitol 2001).The Mayflower Compact expressed four main ideals (Cline 2003):efinition. The Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government of a new colony in the New World (The Architect of the Capitol 2001). The Mayflower Compact expressed four main ideals (Cline 2003):
Understanding the New Federal Health Care Laws. 1  In March 2010 President Obama signed a new federal health care law for the United States, named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It will impact the lives of all Alaskans, as well as Alaska employers and the Alaska health care industry. The new law includes provisions that affect health insurance coverage, health care financing and delivery, the health care workforce, public health, and long-term care.
According to a survey by the Doctors Company, 60 percent of physicians are concerned that the new law will negatively impact patient care. Only 22 percent are optimistic about the lawâs impact on patient care. Fifty-one percent feel that the law will negatively impact their relationships with patients.