1.Have you ever been asked to sign a noncompete agreement as part of a physician employment or partnership contract?

Yes

No

2.If you are an employer or manager in charge of employment decisions, have you ever asked a physician or other clinician to sign a noncompete agreement as part of their work contract?

Yes

No

3.Do you believe noncompete agreements limit physician professional autonomy and career mobility?

Yes

No

4.Have concerns about a noncompete agreement ever influenced your decision to accept, leave, or avoid a job or practice opportunity?

Yes

No

5.Do you believe noncompete agreements disproportionately benefit hospitals and large health systems over individual physicians and small practices?

Yes

No

6.Do you believe, in certain circumstances, a health system could use a noncompete agreement fairly to protect the investment needed to establish a medical practice?

Yes

No

7.In your view, do noncompete agreements negatively affect patient access to care, particularly in underserved or rural communities?

Yes

No

8.Should noncompete agreements for physicians be limited or prohibited by law or regulation?

Yes, Congress should ban them entirely

Yes, Congress should ban them for most workers, but keep them for highly paid, highly skilled workers and executives

No, the U.S. health care system needs to find a way to use fair noncompete agreements for most workers

No, employers should be allowed to strictly enforce noncompete agreements for all workers across all business sectors

9.Open-ended question: If you have experience with a noncompete agreement, how has it affected your career decisions, patient relationships, or ability to practice medicine where you are needed most?(Optional; please do not include identifying details.)

10.Which best describes your current practice setting?

Independent physician-owned practice

Hospital- or health system-employed

Federally qualified health center/community health clinic

Academic or university-affiliated practice

Locum tenens/contract physician

Retired or no longer in clinical practice

11.Which best describes your current role?

Practice owner/partner

Employed physician

Independent contractor

Administrator or medical director with clinical duties

12.What is the approximate size of your primary practice?

Solo practice

2-5 clinicians

6-20 clinicians

More than 20 clinicians