ST. PAUL, MN—On Monday, Rep. Jon Koznick, R-Lakeville, joined Minnesota House Republicans for a press conference to unveil a package of proposals aimed at improving the quality of life for Minnesota's aging adults. The CARE Act builds on historic, bipartisan reforms made during the 2015 legislative session that boosted funding for nursing homes and will help to grow Minnesota's long-term care workforce.
Sixty thousand Minnesotans will turn 65 in the next year and before the end of the decade, there will be more seniors in Minnesota than K-12 age students. These proposed policy changes aim to improve options in health care, financial security, housing, transportation, nutrition, and careers for Minnesota’s growing population of aging adults.
“The CARE Act illustrates the importance of assisting our elderly population throughout the state,” said Koznick. “An issue I’ve heard a lot about this summer and fall is to remove the tax on social security income. The CARE Act phases out this burdensome tax and puts more money back in seniors’ pockets; providing them more financial stability.”
When House Republicans were elected to the majority in 2014, Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, created the new Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Committee for the 2015-16 biennium to address emerging senior care funding and long-term care regulation issues.
Rep. Koznick was selected to be a member of the 12-person CARE Act Working Group, in addition to serving on the House Taxes and Transportation Committees.
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