The panel included: Kerry Weems, acting administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Peter R. Orszag, director, Congressional Budget Office; the Honorable Gene Green (D-TX), U.S. House of Representatives, member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy & Commerce); Dr. Judd E. Hollander, professor and clinical research director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and president of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine; and Hala Moddelmog, president and chief executive officer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

About Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first fully integrated diagnostics company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care - from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. The company employs more than 48,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of €9.85 billion, orders of €10.27 billion, and group profit of €1.32 billion.


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