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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 7;2(7):100547.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100547. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Restrictive Covenants and Noncompete Clauses for Physicians

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Editorial

Restrictive Covenants and Noncompete Clauses for Physicians

J Jeffrey Marshall et al. JACC Adv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: health policy; noncompete clauses; physician contracts.

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Conflict of interest statement

This work was supported by the 10.13039/100005485American College of Cardiology Board of Governors. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Status of Restrictive Covenants for Physicians in the United States and Selected Territories Green indicates states in which physician restrictive covenants are generally prohibited or significantly limited by statues. Orange indicates states in which physician restrictive covenants are generally allowed with at least some limitations provided by statute. Yellow indicates states in which physician restrictive covenants are generally allowed with limitations provided by common (case) law.

References

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    1. 2022 Report: cardiovascular provider compensation & production survey, MedAxiom. https://www.medaxiom.com/compsurvey
    1. Non-competes in the workplace: examining antitrust and consumer protection issues, fed. Trade Commission (Jan. 9, 2020) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events-calendar/non-competes-workplace-e...
    1. The White House, FACT SHEET: executive order on promoting competition in the American Economy (Jul. 9, 2021) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/09/...
    1. Fed. Trade Comm’n, Non-Compete Clause Rule (Jan. 5, 2023) https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/p201000noncompetenprm.pdf

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