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 Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 7, 2024 / February 7, 2024 by Leah Chan 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 and long-term care facilities. Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 provides the Department with $5.2 billion […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 8, 2023 / February 8, 2023 by Leah Chan Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s health care safety net with $4.2 billion in state general funds, a $370 million or nine percent increase above current funding. Most of the increase is accounted for by shifts in annual re-calculations of the federal matching rate for Medicaid and PeachCare, […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Reports Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 8, 2022 / March 7, 2022 by David Schaefer Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2023 budget of $3.9 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health (DCH). General funds for the agency increased by $516 million from the 2022 fiscal year, mostly to offset the expected loss of federal Medicaid matching funds and account for growth in Medicaid expenses.[1] […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 5, 2021 / February 5, 2021 by Laura Harker Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2022 budget of $3.48 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. General funds for the agency increased by $430 million from the 2021 fiscal year, mostly to offset the expected loss of federal Medicaid matching funds and account for growth in Medicaid expenses. Federal […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 6, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker Gov. Nathan Deal proposes a 2019 budget of $2.79 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This is an increase of $249.2 million from the 2018 fiscal year, mostly to replace non-recurring court settlement funds in last year’s budget and to offset a decrease in the federal matching rate for Medicaid. […] Read more » Budget Department of Community Health health medicaid Medicaid Expansion PeachCare Rural hospitals
Blog Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Laura Harker Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce September 8, 2017 / April 2, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Georgia Takes Steps to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce Georgia lawmakers are scheduled to meet Monday to study barriers that block Georgians’ access to adequate health care. The committee is set to examine ways to remedy provider shortages and ease scope of practice restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses. Georgia lawmakers can use this opportunity to consider some sensible solutions to improve provider capacity […] Read more » Department of Community Health health health-care Laura Harker medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney Overview: 2017 Budget for Department of Community Health February 2, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year starting July 1, 2016 directs $2.59 billion from the general fund to the Department of Community Health, excluding money for attached agencies. This is an increase of $157 million, or 6.5 percent, compared to the 2016 budget, though $46.5 million of that is due to the transfer […] Read more » Department of Community Health Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas FY 2012 Budget Replaces Federal Recovery Funds, Inadequately Funds State Medicaid Program May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget as well as issues facing the Department of Community Health in future fiscal years. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Community Health FY 2012 health State Budget
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
