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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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,
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.
Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF.
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
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