This amendment adds $3.3 million from the general fund and $3.3 million from matching federal Medicaid funds to increase payments for nursing homes effective July 1, 2017. Language changes the price percentages for direct and indirect care. The change will help mitigate the effect of rebasing nursing facility rates utilizing base year costs that reflect multiple years of artificially constrained payments due to budgetary constraints. By increasing the price percentages as designated, the Commonwealth will promote a more equitable reimbursement policy to ensure long-term availability of nursing facility services for Medicaid recipients for whom such care is appropriate.