Families that lost a loved one due to COVID-19 could receive reimbursement for funeral costs. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 2:03 PM EDT April 1, 2021
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. Maureen Williamson lost her husband Lew to COVID-19 just after Christmas.
The Williamsons are among more than half a million families in the United States the had to bury a loved one who died from COVID-19.
Now, the federal government is set to start reimbursing funeral expenses for many of those families.
Maureen plans to apply. I have all of the information from the funeral director, and I m going to resubmit and get that reimbursed. I mean, it s a little bit extra money in our pocket. Never expected to have something like this happen, says Williamson.