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.
Thankfully, millions of people these days have adequate cover to pay for all of their funeral expenses, but unfortunately, there are still millions who donât. Losing a loved one is difficult to cope with at the best of times, but adding to that situation the pressure of finding the money to cover the funeral expenses is for many people, unbearable.