FEMA program for Covid-19 victims stumbles over death-certificate data problems POLITICO 2 hrs ago By Erin Banco © Provided by POLITICO Darryl Hutchinson is hugged by a relative during a funeral service for Lydia Nunez. Nunez died from Covid-19.
Thousands of Americans seeking federal funeral assistance for coronavirus victims can’t collect because their family members’ death certificates do not list Covid-19, according to two senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the situation.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out the $2 billion pandemic funeral assistance program in April, modeling it on similar efforts it has run after major hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. The funding came from a $2.3 trillion spending package that former President Donald Trump signed in December 2020, making it the largest funeral assistance program FEMA has ever handled.
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