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.
Indeed, the state also does not allow âcemeteriesâ, or anywhere that has human remains buried to be mortgaged, at the time or ever again. Bodies must be brought to a hospital after death so that a licensed medical professional can certify the death, autopsies may be required depending on the circumstances of death.