Healthcare reform will have financial realities for small business and for tax payers. It is critical for entrepreneurs and small business owners to understand the financial impacts of the proposed legislation. The summit will allow business leaders and healthcare professionals from Forsyth County and North GA to learn the specifics of the proposals being considered on Capital Hill and will provide an opportunity to discuss how their ability to create and retain jobs will be affected by the ever changing face of healthcare in our region.

William S. Custer Associate Professor, Director of Center for Health Services Research Institute of Health Administration
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University

Biography Dr. Custer is an expert in the areas of employee benefits, health care financing and health insurance. Prior to joining the College in 1995, he ran his own research firm in Washington, D.C. Custer also has been the director of research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) in D.C., as well as serving as an economist in the Center for Health Policy Research at the American Medical Association. He authored numerous articles and studies on the health care delivery system, insurance, retirement income security, and employee benefits. Custer is the Director of the Center for Health Services Research and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Risk Management and Insurance.