NPR Investigates unclear Funeral Prices

Here is the first part of an important investigative study made by NPR regarding your rights as a funeral consumer.  Just below is a brief excerpt from the longer article. Thank You, NPR, for your consumer and community advocacy!

"The Funeral Rule, enacted in 1984 after years of resistance by the industry, requires that funeral businesses give consumers an itemized price list when they talk to them in person, and give them clear price information when they ask for it over the phone. The itemized list, known as the general price list, is meant to help consumers pick and choose what they want and filter out what they don't.

In recent years, federal regulators shopping undercover have found about 1 in 4 funeral homes break the rule and fail to disclose price information. That's even though they risk large fines from the federal government."