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(This amendment reduces by $14.0 million GF the first year the proposed funding for Virginia's two new veterans care centers, bringing the total increase to $16.5 million GF. This amount is estimated to be sufficient to cover start-up operational expenses and account for lower revenue while the new centers phase in residents. Once the veterans care centers reach approximately 90.0 percent capacity, it is expected that the centers would be funded using resident insurance and other payments. State-owned veterans care centers receive higher reimbursement rates than private nursing home providers from most publicly funded programs, including supplemental payments from Medicaid. Budget language directs the Department of Veterans Services to submit a business plan that demonstrates how veterans care centers will operate using solely nongeneral funds after start-up general funds moneys are exhausted to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by August 1, 2024.)