Former Senator Bill Frist's Health-Care Industry Outlook for 2014

The ex-physician talks about health-care breakthroughs such as personalized medicine

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist at the Capitol on March 7Photograph by Bill Clark/Getty Images

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By Diane Brady

November 15, 2013 at 4:26 AM UTC

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This article is part of the November 18, 2013 issue of businessweek.

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What do you see as the biggest disruption facing the industry?
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