The governor’s proposed 2016 budget directs $2.45 billion to the Department of Community Health, not including money for agencies attached for administrative purposes. That is a $27.8 million decline from the 2015 budget approved last spring. The department operates nine programs, although more than 96 percent of general fund spending, or about $2.36 billion, is for health care services for Medicaid and PeachCare patients. Download the full report.
GBPI’s statement on the signing of SB 233
David Schaefer
April 23, 2024
Statement by David Schaefer, Vice President of Research and Policy, GBPI: The Georgia Budget and
