After her century-old Duluth clinic was closed with only 36 days notice, Dr. Nyasha Spears sued her hospital system over her non-compete, and won a judge's ruling that physician non-competes are against the public interest.

After nearly a decade as a DC-area hospitalist, Dr. Nadia Sirdar opted out of Medicare to properly care for elderly patients aging in place, and built a Direct Primary Care practice where half her patients turned out to be husbands wanting the same care as their wives.

When corporate ownership bought the Direct Primary Care practice Dr. Josh Chow spent five years building, he did not take a new job. He and his wife spent just over $100,000 in donated equipment, loans, and grit to open Ohana Medical instead.