 He says non-competes hurt patients by driving doctors away. This is a problem that doctors all over the country wrote about in comments to the FTC. Non-competes typically prevent doctors from taking another job within a certain radius, as much as 50 miles, if they quit. So if a doctor has a problem with their employer and wants a new job, they must leave the area altogether. They leave their patients. They have to leave the community. It's just so morally wrong.