Lawmakers cut Department of Community Health by $236.8 million and increased support for the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities by 9.3 percent. There are no cuts to Medicaid or PeachCare eligibility; the budget has new revenue from a provider fee to increase reimbursement rates to hospitals. The budget is heavily reliant on enhanced Medicaid funds from the federal Recovery Act that are about to expire. Download the PDF.

Georgia Health Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. Georgia’s 2026 Health Budget The Departments of