Noncompete clauses: Unfair restrictions or necessary protections? Physicians have a say

The diagnosis is in: Physicians say noncompete clauses hurt their ability to move to new venues to treat patients and find opportunities for advancement.

It’s an unfair situation in the health care marketplace that congressional action could solve, according to results from a Medical Economics survey.

Physicians had their say in this survey posted online in February 2026. Here are the results, with anonymous comments taken from survey responses.