2005 Sponsors Announced By The World Health Care Congress

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- World Congress, the producers of The World Health Care Congress, are pleased to thank and acknowledge all of the sponsors of the 2005 World Health Care Congress.

 * Capgemini, the Presenting Sponsor, contributed extensive thought leadership and advanced the importance of technology as a common thread to connect the various industry sectors of health care. * Booz Allen Hamilton, the Gold Sponsor, provided important CEO and management consulting perspectives across the program agenda. * United Health Foundation, the Foundation Sponsor, helped drive the importance of their mission to support the health and medical decisions made by physicians, health professionals, community leaders, and individuals that lead to better health outcomes and healthier communities. 

In addition to these lead sponsors, other companies provided substantial support and collaboration to promote the World Health Care Congress. These sponsors include:

 * Accenture * Active Health Management * Aetna * American Healthways * Amerihealth Mercy * Amisys-Synertech * AstraZeneca * CIGNA * Cognizant * Ernst & Young * Fidelity * First Data * Goldman Sachs * Health Dialog * McKesson * NovoNordisk * ORACLE * Oxford Health Plans * Perot Systems * Pfizer * Press Ganey Associates * PricewaterhouseCoopers * Siemens Medical Solutions * WellPoint * XLHealth 

The World Health Care Congress (WHCC), organized by the World Congress and co-sponsored by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., January 30 - February 1, 2005. All attendees -- CEOs and senior executives from the nation’s largest employers, hospitals, health systems, health plans, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as leading government officials -- will have the opportunity to participate in educational sessions, industry updates and open forums addressing important issues facing the healthcare industry today.

About the 2005 World Health Care Congress

The World Health Care Congress is the first focused and inclusive conference to determine and implement solutions for an improved U.S. health care system, focusing on the needs of the nation’s largest employers.

The World Health Care Congress will convene the major constituencies in health care including: leading health care purchasers, payers, providers, suppliers, analysts and governmental officials. Delegates will determine actionable goals and feasible implementation strategies for a new healthcare model that is based on value, quality and consumer choice. For more information visit http://www.worldcongress.com/.

CONTACT: Linda Dickerhoof 703-243-4515 PR@WorldCongress.com

World Health Care Congress

CONTACT: Linda Dickerhoof of the World Health Care Congress,+1-703-243-4515, PR@WorldCongress.com