AARP AZ Statement on the 2022 Arizona State Legislative Session

For Immediate Release
January 10, 2022

Contact: Alex Juarez, ajuarez@aarp.org, 602-262-5169

AARP AZ Statement on the 2022 Arizona State Legislative Session

“In the 2021 legislative session, AARP Arizona focused on protecting those in Long-Term Care facilities and working to find solutions on our affordable housing and growing homeless population, but we feel that we must do more for older Arizonans,” Dana Kennedy, State Director for AARP Arizona, said. “This year we’ll work to help people have a financially secure retirement through Work & Save and continue to find solutions on affordable housing and homelessness,” Dana Kennedy, State Director for AARP Arizona, said. “However, our top priority will continue to be beating the drum on the issues that our most vulnerable adults and their families face in the Long-Term Care system.”


AARP Arizona has produced a video detailing the current state of the Long-Term Care system and some of the biggest problems that plague it:

The video can also be accessed via the AARP AZ YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/FQq0zCwdMSc

Among the other things that AARP Arizona will be focused on in 2022 include:

• Financially Secure Retirement
• Affordable Housing & Homelessness
• Transportation Issues
• Utility Rates & Consumer Protections
• Prescription Drug Prices

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AARP is the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With nearly 38 million members and offices in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and advocate for what matters most to families with a focus on health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment.

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