YOQNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - January 28, 2008) - Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced that the German Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (Joint Federal Committee) declared that it will begin to evaluate capsule endoscopy for out-patient coverage under the German national insurance program which covers most of Germany’s 82 million citizens. About 10 percent of German citizens currently have coverage for PillCam™ SB through private health insurers.
