Two News Stories from NPR

[TampaHound]

I don't know if anyone else be interested in this but I thought they were interesting. To stories dealing with funeral home costs and the attempts to make them more transparent.

Part 1: Funeral Homes Often Make Pricing Confusing To Consumers : NPR

Part 2: Funeral Rule Designed For Pricing Transparency Still Unclear : NPR

 

[NSRH]

Great finds. Thank you for sharing.

I have helped customers in the past buy caskets online and ship them to funeral homes when spouses have past away. Although federal law requires funeral homes to accept third party caskets, I have seen some "try" to turn them away.