Georgia’s 2024 Health Budget

The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health and Public Health are the primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $6.7 billion in state funds for these three agencies in the FY 2024 budget year, or about 21 percent of overall state spending. General Fund appropriations account for $5.9 billion, or about 89 percent, of the total state funds for these three agencies. Other sources, like Tobacco Settlement Funds, account for the remaining $712 million of state health spending. General Fund dollars for these three agencies increased by $638 million, or about 11 percent, from the AFY 2023 budget.

The Department of Community Health (DCH) accounts for about $4.8 billion, or 71 percent, of state health spending. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) accounts for about $1.5 billion, or 23 percent, of state spending on health. The Department of Public Health (DPH) accounts for $400 million, or about 6 percent, of state spending on health.

State Health Spending by Agency

Source: Georgia’s 2024 Fiscal Year Budget (HB 19), signed by the Governor.