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
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