Bill Analysis Briefs Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Community Health February 7, 2025 / February 12, 2025 by Leah Chan Introduction The Department of Community Health administers the state’s healthcare safety net, reimburses hospitals for services provided to uninsured and underinsured Georgians, manages health insurance coverage for state and school system employees and regulates health care and long-term care facilities. Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 provides the Department with $5.5 billion […] Read more » Budget Overview DCH Department of Community Health
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF. Read more » DCH Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2012 health Reports State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Policy Areas Reports House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) by $285.4 million relative to the originally enacted FY 2010 budget. In addition, the House budget reflects lost state funding from the Tobacco Settlement and from the Care Management Organization fee totaling $207.2 million. Download the PDF. Read more » Care Management Organization fee DCH Department of Community Health FY 2011 health State Budget tobacco settlement
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Policy Areas Reports Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget Proposals January 25, 2010 / October 13, 2026 by GBPI Staff Download PDF The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts because enhanced federal Medicaid funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as additional Tobacco Settlement funds were used to replace DCH state General Fund spending. This report also highlights the […] Read more » DCH Department of Community Health health medicaid State Budget Tobacco Settlement funds
