How to Enter the Chat: On the day of the chat -  enter the NFIB Virtual Conference Center (and then the Networking Cafe). If you attended the NFIB Virtual Summit, you will use the same login and password.  (If you didn't attend, register now.) Once inside the conference center - click into the NETWORKING CAFE. (If you have problems with your login or password, contact web@nfib.org)  The NFIB healthcare expert will begin answering questions inside the Group Chat at 12 noon ET.

Your Nov. 18 Healthcare Experts

About Dr. Bob Graboyes

Dr. Robert F. Graboyes, affectionately known as "Dr. Bob", is the Senior Healthcare Advisor at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business association. He advises NFIB and its 50 state affiliates on healthcare policy and is a frequent public speaker. Dr. Graboyes teaches health economics in master's and doctoral programs at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, and George Mason University.

Dr. Graboyes has a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, master's degrees from the College of William and Mary, Columbia University and Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia, and a bachelor's degree from the Univ. of Virginia.Dr. Bob will be live on November 18, 2009 at 12 p.m. ET.

About Holly Wade

Holly Wade serves as a policy analyst for NFIB's Research Foundation. As a policy analyst, Ms. Wade provides in-depth research and analysis on small business policy issues including health insurance and international trade. In addition, she produces the monthly Small Business Economic Trends survey with NFIB's chief economist William Dunkelberg and other policy related surveys of small business owners. She regularly provides analysis on the small business economy for members of the press, congressional hill staffers and other government affairs and financial professionals. Ms. Wade also serves as a member of the Department of Commerce's Industry Trade Advisory  Committee on Small and Minority Business.

Ms. Wade has undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Washington and a Masters of Public Policy from the University of Denver.

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With a recent Mason-Dixon survey showing 66% of small business owners citing "cost" as the premiere issue Congress should address in healthcare reform, Congress and the White House have a unique opportunity to develop solutions that result in greater access to quality, affordable health insurance for the small business community.

Regardless of the outcome, healthcare reform is sure to have a significant impact on your small business - for better or worse.

Transcripts of Healthcare Chats:

November 18, 2009  transcript (PDF)

November 11, 2009  transcript (PDF)

November 4, 2009  transcript (PDF)