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Now that the President has signed the 1965 Social Security Amendments, some people will want to take action right away in order to protect their new benefit rights. Most others will need'to take no action at all. As legislation pro viding health insurance for the aged and making other farreaching changes in the social security program became effective with the ceremony in Independence, Missouri on July 30, Robert M. Ball, Com missioner of Social Security, proposed some “Do’s and Don’t’s* for the many millions of persons who will be affected. “First of all, let me say to the 20 million people now receiving social security benefits; you don’t need to take any action at all in order to get the increased cash benefit payments the law provides. The amount of the increase for the months of January through August, 1965 will be paid to you in a separate check that will reach you in the latter part of September The first regular checks reflecting the 7 percent increase will be mailed early in October, covering the month of September. Second; social security and railroad retirement beneficiaries now 65 or over will not need to take any action to secure their basic hospital pro tection under the new Health Insurance Program. All aged! persons now on the rolls will receive in September or October a full information kit directly by mail describing this protection, which becomes ef fective July 1, 1966. Before this effective date a Health Insurance Card certifying to
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