Georgia Department of Community Health

The Georgia Department of Community Health serves as the lead agency for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids®, and also oversees the State Health Benefit Plan, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division, and State Office of Rural Health, impacting one in four Georgians.

State of Georgia’s Key Goals for the Department of Community Health

• Healthy Georgia
• Responsible and Efficient Government, Fiscally Sound, Principled, Conservative

Department of Community Health’s Key Goals

• Improve health status of members in our plans by promoting healthy lifestyles, preventive care, disease management and disparity elimination.
• Promote access to quality health care at an affordable price.
• Ensure value in the department's healthcare services contracts.
• Increase effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of the department's health care programs.
• Ensure DCH has a qualified workforce with the necessary skills and competencies to meet current and future demand.

For more information, contact Georgia Department of Community Health.