Bill Frist, M.D.
United States Senator, Tennessee
United States Senate Majority Leader
Issues and Legislation - Spotlight On Healthcare

"As a heart and lung transplant surgeon, my life has been dedicated to improving individuals’ lives through advances in health care.  As a United States Senator, I am able to take the principles I learned as a physician– such as ‘First, do no harm’ and that the foremost concern is the health of one’s patient– and apply them to my work on health care reform.  While I continue to treat patients on an individual basis, I now have the privilege of being able to treat the collective health of the nation."  - Senator William H. Frist, M.D.
 
Click here to read a summary of the Republican Leadership's health care bill, S. 4: The Healthy America Act, which outlines its healthcare priorities for the 109th Congress. 

For the complete bill text, click here.

Senator Frist’s National Press Club Address

While serving as the Republican Senate Majority Leader, Senator Frist also sits on the Senate Committees on Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rules and Administration.  Prior to becoming the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Frist was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Health since that subcommittee’s inception.

Additionally, Senator Frist holds the following special assignments:
 
• Vice Chairman, Alliance for Health Reform (1997-Present) 
• Co-Chairman, CSIS Task Force on Strengthening US Leadership on HIV/AIDS (2001-Present) 
• Member, The Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Member, National Bipartisan Committee on the Future of Medicare (1998-1999) 
• Chairman, Senate Republican Medicare Working Group (08/1995-10/1996) 
• Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Disability Policy (1996)
 
For more information regarding Senator Frist's historical health care accomplishments, click here to read the Senator's biography and Curriculum Vitae.

 
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Senator Frist joins President Bush, Senator Enzi, Senator Kennedy and Congressman Barton in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the bill signing for the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (7/29/05)

Senator Frist and Elmo encourage healthy habits in children

 

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  Enhancing Patient Safety and Health Care Quality

  Expanding Trauma Care Systems

  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

  Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity

  Increasing Organ Donation and Recovery

  Medical Liability Reform

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  Strengthening Medicare: Drug Discount Card

  Strengthening Medicare: Health Savings Accounts


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Recent Health Press Releases  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
September 2006
  15th - Frist Statement on Medicare Quality Enhancement Act

August 2006
  4th - Frist Praises Passage of the Combating Autism Act

July 2006
  27th - Frist Statement Regarding House Passage of Electronic Health Records Legislation
  25th - Frist Praises Passage of Child Custody Protection Act
  24th - Frist, Alexander Announce Support for Tennessee Labor, HHS, and Education Projects
  19th - Frist Comments on Presidential Veto of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Bill
  19th - Frist Praises Committee Approval of the Combating Autism Act of 2006
  18th - Frist Comments on Senate Vote to Expand Stem Cell Research Funding
  12th - Frist Announces Stem Cell Vote Schedule

June 2006
  29th - Senate Agrees To Framework For Stem Cell Debate
  15th - Frist Statement On House Committee Action To Promote Electronic Health Records

May 2006
  18th - Frist, Alexander Applaud HELP Committee Reauthorization of Ryan White Care Act
  11th - Frist Blasts Democrat Obstruction of Small Business Health Plans

April 2006
  25th - Frist Praises Hearing Regarding Meth's Impact on the Nation's Child Welfare System
  25th - Frist Praises Hearing Regarding Meth's Impact on the Nation's Child Welfare System


Recent Health Columns  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
July 2006
  Information Technology Can Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Patient Safety
  Frist Makes the Case for Child Custody Protection Act
  Meeting Stem Cells' Promise -- Ethically
  Time to Lift Federal Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

June 2006
  Fix What Ails Emergency-Room Care
  Let's Move Medicine Into the Information Age

May 2006
  Helping Small Businesses Gain Health Leverage
  Helping Small Businesses Gain Health Leverage

April 2006
  Let Small Firms Pool Together on Health Insurance
  Let Small Firms Pool Together on Health Insurance

March 2006
  All Workers Deserve Health Insurance Coverage

February 2006
  Fix Medicare now to avert disaster later
  Corps Diplomacy: A Healthy Approach

January 2006
  Legislation Can Help Reap Genetic Testing's Benefits

December 2005
  Cord Blood Bank Holds Promise for Memphis


Recent Health Speeches  VIEW BY MONTH & YEAR 
September 2006
  29th - Frist Remarks on Legislation Combating Health Disparities
  28th - Frist Introduces Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2006

August 2006
  4th - Frist Praises Combating Autism Act

July 2006
  27th - Frist Applauds House Passage of Electronic Health Records Legislation
  18th - Frist Statement on Stem Cell Research Legislation
  17th - Frist Statement on Stem Cell Research

June 2006
  29th - Frist Discusses Stem Cell Research
  20th - Frist Comments on Looming Shortage of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

May 2006
  12th - Frist Recaps Health Week
  10th - Frist Calls for Small Business Health Plans

April 2006
  24th - Frist Addresses Iowa Spring Health Forum

March 2006
  30th - Frist Recognizes Diabetes Awareness Day

February 2006
  27th - Frist Addresses Detroit Economic Club On Health Care In A Global Economy

July 2005
  28th - Floor Statement On Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Act
  25th - Frist Outlines Plan For "Putting The Patient At The Heart Of Health Care"

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