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FCAME Publications
Spring 2010, *Plain Talk - the FCAME Newsletter* includes a story on the new Family Security Trust Fund, as well as helpful information on body donation in our area.
Fall 2009, *Plain Talk - the FCAME Newsletter* includes “After I’m Gone - A Planning Checklist,” updates on burial benefits for veterans and regulation of cemeteries in Maryland, a summary of what FCAME has been up to in the last year, and an article on FCA asking Congress for nationwide standards to regulate cemeteries.
Spring 2007, The Results of our 2007 Mortuary Price Survey: Compelling Reasons to Know your Rights exposes shenanigans we recently found and dissects the intricacies of funeral pricing.
Spring 2006, Mortuary Mischief is a sequel to the winter 2005 newsletter entitled A Stroll Down Mortuary Lane: it takes you on a “shopping spree” to mortuaries to see if morticians are complying with the Funeral Rule, crafted in 1982 to ensure accurate, itemized price information.
Winter 2005, A Stroll Down Mortuary Lane takes you on a “shopping tour” to funeral homes and examines compliance—or lack thereof—with the Funeral Rule.
Spring 2004, Tissue Donor—To be One or Not—That is the Question looks at the highly lucrative tissue industry and discusses moral concerns raised by the drive for profitability.