Budget Primer Health Justice Hillary Dong Reports Georgia Housing Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Hillary Dong The 20-Year View This year, on our 20th anniversary, GBPI is including for the first time a feature on housing to underscore the historical and continuing critical role that housing plays in the health of Georgians every single day. In the past 20 years, access to housing has become more difficult. In 2002, 42.7% of […] Read more » Access to Care Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Community Health Developmental Disabilities Disease Prevention federal funding FY 2024 Health Budget General Fund health coverage Health Priorities Health Spending Low-Income Georgians medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health Pathways to Coverage Public Health Retention State Funds Substance Use Disorders Workforce Recruitment
Budget Primer Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Leah Chan The 20-Year View In 2004-2005, Georgia had the 8th highest uninsured rated in the nation, and in 2022, the 3rd highest. Over the last 20 years, GBPI has continued to advocate for health care access achieving incremental but meaningful wins like the 2023 elimination of the 5-year Medicaid waiting period for pregnant women and children […] Read more » Access to Care Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Community Health Developmental Disabilities Disease Prevention federal funding FY 2024 Health Budget General Fund health coverage Health Priorities Health Spending Low-Income Georgians medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health Pathways to Coverage Public Health Retention State Funds Substance Use Disorders Workforce Recruitment
Budget Primer Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024 June 27, 2023 / July 5, 2023 by Leah Chan Georgia’s 2024 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health and Public Health are the primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $6.7 billion in state funds for these three agencies in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget year, or about 21 […] Read more » Access to Care Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Community Health Developmental Disabilities Disease Prevention federal funding FY 2024 Health Budget General Fund health coverage Health Priorities Health Spending Low-Income Georgians medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health Pathways to Coverage Public Health Retention State Funds Substance Use Disorders Workforce Recruitment
Alan Essig Budget and Taxes Featured Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget March 8, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget Overall, the House FY 2013 Appropriations Bill, HB 742, referred to as the House FY 2013 Budget contains relatively minor adjustments to the governor’s budget proposal. Many of the adjustments restore some of the additional cuts as well as replace some of the federal TANF funding cuts with state funds. Download the budget analysis for highlights of some […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Analysis FY 2013 Budget House Budget Policy Report State Budget
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health January 31, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 5 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health The governor’s budget recommendations for FY 2013 increase state General Funds to the Department of Community Health (DCH); however, the increase is misleading. The bulk of the new funding restores funding originally diverted from the DCH budget in FY 2011 and FY 2012. Download PDF. Read more » Budget Analysis Community Health FY 2013 health Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Policy Areas Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities January 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 6 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations increase state General Funds to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) by $45.3 million (5.1 percent) compared to FY 2012. The bulk of this increase funds the continued implementation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement reached in 2010. In addition to addressing the […] Read more » Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Developmental Disabilities FY 2013 health Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health January 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 7 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health Funding for the new Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) began in FY 2012. The agency houses public health programs and activities that were previously embedded in other state agencies. For FY 2013, the governor’s budget recommendations increase state support to DPH compared to FY 2012, however, the new funds primarily pay for higher health […] Read more » Budget Analysis FY 2013 health Public Health Tim Sweeney
Author Budget and Taxes Clare S. Richie Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services January 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 7 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommends $2.8 million less in state General Funds compared to FY 2012. Secondly, there are shifts in state funds for program transfers in and out of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) budget to cover administrative expenses ($11 million) and replace federal TANF funds ($20.5 million). The FY 2013 […] Read more » Budget Analysis Clare Richie Department of Human Services FY 2013 Human Services State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Alan Essig Author Budget and Taxes Featured Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 12 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview report examines the Governor’s FY 2013 budget and its impact on the public resources that matter most to Georgians. The policy brief also provides an overview of specific areas of the Governor’s budget including lottery funds, tobacco settlement funds, and the reserve shortfall reserves. Download the PDF. Related Materials FY 2013 Budget […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Analysis Budget Overview FY 2013 Report State Budget
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 13 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education discusses the governor’s FY 2013 budget recommendations for the Department of Education and Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning, which administers Georgia’s universal Pre-K program. Download PDF. Read more » Budget Analysis Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 PK-12 Report
