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Caregiving is often treated as a woman’s responsibility, but a growing number of men in Georgia are caring for parents, partners, children, and loved ones every day. This Men’s Health Month, Georgians for a Healthy Future is spotlighting male caregivers from GHF’s Caregivers Advisory Group whose stories reframe caregiving as a matter of commitment, not gender, and reveal why supporting caregivers is essential to men’s health.

There are 2.5 million family caregivers in Georgia, representing 30 percent of all adults. By 2050, more than 1 in 4 metro Atlanta residents will be over 60, and 70 percent of older adults will need long-term care at some point. That care will come from families, and increasingly, from men. The more men step into caregiving roles, the clearer it becomes: caregiving is a men’s health issue.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: SINE DIE

FY2027 Budget: The Conference Committee’s Final Deal

In the final days of Georgia’s 2026 legislative session, a conference committee made up of three House and three Senate members negotiated the final Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) state budget after the two chambers disagreed on spending priorities across health care, workforce, and rural infrastructure. Both chambers passed the conference committee’s final FY27 budget before Sine Die on the last day of the legislative session. The FY27 budget funds the state from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

WEEK 11: WHAT THE SENATE BUDGET MEANS FOR HEALTH CARE IN GEORGIA

Last week, the Georgia Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) state budget. The FY27 budget funds the state from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. The Senate made significant changes to the House’s version of the budget, including dramatically expanding waiver capacity for Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), redistributing Medicaid provider rate increases, and scaling back several House investments in public health, workforce, and rural health infrastructure.

Last Tuesday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) state budget. The FY27 budget funds the state from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The House version builds on the Governor’s recommendations with significant new investments in Medicaid provider rates, graduate medical education, maternal and child health, and public health infrastructure.

Here is what the House version means for health care and the programs Georgians rely on:

Crossover Day has come and gone, marking a critical turning point in the 2026 legislative session!

Friday, March 6th was the final day for bills to pass the chamber where they were introduced (the House or Senate) and move to the other chamber for consideration.

Last Wednesday, the House and Senate reached an agreement on the Amended Fiscal Year 2026 (AY26) state budget. The final version now goes to the Governor for his signature, after which the new spending plan will take effect.

Here is what this budget means for health care, human services, and the programs Georgians rely on: