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Wed 03 Mar 2009Only 1,500 of over-70s declare income over medical cards
MOST OLDER people who are no longer eligible for an over-70s medical card have not handed back their cards to health authorities, new figures show.
Under new eligibility rules, older people whose income is above the threshold were required to notify the Health Service Executive (HSE) before March 2nd. The Government estimates some 20,000 older people are no longer eligible for the over-70s medical card. However, a spokeswoman for the HSE said by the end of last week just over 1,500 income declaration forms had been received.
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