The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Georgia

Healthcare Georgia Foundation commissioned an analysis of the economic impact of Medicaid expansion in Georgia. The analysis, conducted and reported by William Custer, PhD, J. Mac Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, found that expansion of the program could result in significant statewide economic activity. Dr. Custer utilized the IMPLAN model to produce estimates of economic impact based on data provided by the state including 1) the number of new enrollees in the Medicaid Program as a result of expansion, 2) the costs of medical care for those enrollees, and 3) the state's share of Medicaid expansion

Sources of Health Insurance Coverage in Georgia 2007 - 2008

An opportunity to identify gaps in health insurance coverage among Georgians, barriers to coverage, and strategies to facilitate access to affordable coverage

Report of Data Analyses to the Georgia Commission on the Efficacy of the CON Program

A highlight of presentations and discussions during the Philanthropic Symposium on School Health held October 16, 2000 in Atlanta, GA.Community and Public Healt

The Uninsured in Georgia - 2008

A report on the health insurance status of Georgian

Atmospheric methanol measurement using selective catalytic methanol to formaldehyde conversion

International audienceA novel atmospheric methanol measurement technique, employing selective gas-phase catalytic conversion of methanol to formaldehyde followed by detection of the formaldehyde product, has been developed and tested. The effects of temperature, gas flow rate, gas composition, reactor-bed length, and reactor-bed composition on the methanol conversion efficiency of a molybdenum-rich, iron-molybdate catalyst [Mo-Fe-O] were studied. Best results were achieved using a 1:4 mixture (w/w) of the catalyst in quartz sand. Optimal methanol to formaldehyde conversion (>95% efficiency) occurred at a catalyst housing temperature of 345°C and an estimated sample-air/catalyst contact time of <0.2 seconds. Potential interferences arising from conversion of methane and a number of common volatile organic compounds (VOC) to formaldehyde were found to be negligible under most atmospheric conditions and catalyst housing temperatures. Using the new technique, atmospheric measurements of methanol were made at the University of Bremen campus from 1 to 15 July 2004. Methanol mixing ratios ranged from 1 to 5 ppb with distinct maxima at night. Formaldehyde mixing ratios, obtained in conjunction with methanol by periodically bypassing the catalytic converter, ranged from 0.2 to 1.6 ppb with maxima during midday. These results suggest that selective, catalytic methanol to formaldehyde conversion, coupled with existing formaldehyde measurement instrumentation, is an inexpensive and effective means for monitoring atmospheric methanol