If you don't want to keep this plan, or to have Medicare enroll you in another drug plan, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or the plan provider. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
Burial Assistance. The Burial Assistance Program offers assistance to income eligible Washington, DC residents only who need help with funeral costs. Economic Security Administration (ESA) provides up to $800 toward funeral services or $450 toward the cost of cremation. Families receiving this assistance must use an ESA identified undertaker.
If a life insurance policy is owned by the beneficiaries, they won't have to pay an estate tax, he says. The minimum benefit subject to state estate taxes varies. For example, in Maryland, life insurance benefits of more than $1 million are subject to the state's estate tax.nsurance money you receive after a car accident or when your car has been stolen is not reported as income, says Burke. If you are repairing or replacing your personal vehicle, then you don't have to pay taxes on the insurance benefit, he notes.