This amendment provides $10.0 million from the general fund and $11.7 million from the nongeneral fund the second year to increase Medicaid rates for nursing facilities. Currently, the Medicaid rate setting process assumes full direct care cost coverage for approximately 50 percent of the days for which Medicaid covers, with the remaining Medicaid days reimbursed below cost; this increase would move that to approximately 59 percent of Medicaid days reimbursed at full cost for direct care.