Chief Healthcare Executive April 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission says barring such agreements will help workers. The American Hospital Association says it’s bad policy and that the agency has ‘run amok.’
In a much-anticipated move, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a rule banning the vast majority of non-compete agreements, and hospitals and doctors are very much at odds on the issue.
Hospitals dreaded the prospect of the FTC prohibiting such clauses since the commission proposed regulations barring non-compete agreements last year. Conversely, physicians have clamored for the regulation, saying it will provide them with the chance to pursue better opportunities if they aren’t tied to agreements that place restrictions on where they can work.
And there are ongoing questions if the FTC’s rule will...
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