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Lawmakers consider banning non‑competes for medical providers after local access losses
Summary
Representative Nancy Nathanson said HB 3227 aims to stop non‑compete clauses that prevent licensed medical providers from practicing locally after leaving an employer.
Representative Nancy Nathanson told the committee that House Bill 3227 is narrowly aimed at preventing enforced non‑compete clauses that keep licensed medical providers from practicing in their communities amid a national provider shortage. Nathanson cited examples after a large practice acquisition in which physicians bound by non‑compete language were unable to see patients in the same community for 12 months.
Physician groups, emergency medicine specialists and local…
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