Let me say this right up front there are no good guys in this story. Here is the basic synopsis:
Two hospitals in New York and Florida have sued one of the country’s largest providers of anesthesia services, claiming it unlawfully restricts its physicians from freely choosing where to work.
Yes, you read that right. These hospitals are mad about the loss of freedom. I guarantee these same hospitals employ doctors and have non-compete clauses. This is NOT to say that I am on the side of the anesthesia company. They are a corporation and are also ruining healthcare:
The coordinated lawsuits accuse Melville, New York-based North American Partners in Anesthesia of stifling competition by forcing anesthesiologists to sign non-compete agreements. The cases seek millions of dollars in damages for alleged violations of federal antitrust law.
I am posting this to point out the unbelievable hypocrisy of the hospital and the disgusting CPOM (Corporate Practice of Medicine). The only ones I care about are the ones stuck in the middle which are doctors.
If only there was a TRUE free market solution.
Aren’t you glad you are free doing Direct Primary Care?