The department of the Treasury recently announced it will phase out paper checks for Federal government benefits by March 1, 2013. This new rule will extend the safety and convenience of electronic payemtns to millions of Americans. People who do not have electronic payment for their federal benefits by that time will receive their funds via a pre-paid debit card. To learn more about hte Federal government's switch to direct deposit or to change benefits to direct deposit, please visit http://www.godirect.org/
Information about the federal government's "Go Direct" campaign is also available at 1-800-333-1795
AHRQ Launches New Website for Men
Data show that men are 24 percent less likely than women to visit a doctor regularly and 30 percent more likely to be hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions such as congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes. Healthy Men, a new website developed by the Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Ad Council, helps men learn what preventive medial test they need and when they need to get them. The website includes the latest recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and other diseases, as well as immunization information, such as when to get flu and pneumonia shots; information for men on daily healthly choices; tips on talking with the doctor during medical appoitments; understanding prescriptions; finding advice and support when diagnosed with a health problem; and sources of information to help men become more knowledgable about their health. To learn more please visit the website http://www.ahrq.gov/healthymen
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