CONGRESSIONAL STAFF BRIEFED ON IT IN HEALTHCARE
Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans speaks during a briefing for Congressional staffers about the use of information technology in the health care industry on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 13, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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