FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement after a federal court in Texas stopped the FTC’s noncompete rule from being implemented: 

“The Federal court in Texas made the right call by preventing the FTC’s flawed non-compete rule from taking effect nationwide. We have been clear from the start that this rule would threaten patient access to care by making it more difficult for hospitals to recruit and retain physicians and invest in training and technology. In addition, this rule would create an unlevel playing field for tax-paying hospitals, an outcome completely at odds with FTC’s mission to promote competition. Especially at a time of workforce shortages and other challenges, this was the right decision.”

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