Funeral aid program allows death certificates to be altered for those who 'may have' died of COVID

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Funeral aid program allows death certificates to be altered for those who 'may have' died of COVID
Just the News, Apr 12, 2021

Relatives of individuals who died in the "early days" of the coronavirus pandemic will be able to seek amended death certificates that show COVID-19 as a contributing cause of death in order to receive reimbursement for funeral costs under a new FEMA program, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"Your loved one should have COVID on their death certificate, anywhere listed either as their primary or contributing cause of death," said Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, on Monday during a news conference with Schumer. "In those early days, we know that so many people didn't know what was COVID and what wasn't.

"You can go back to the institution that issued the death certificate, the hospital, the physician, etcetera, and you can have your death certificate edited in retrospect knowing what we know now about COVID. So if your loved one's death certificate doesn't have COVID listed, you can have it put in."

Schumer, a New York Democrat, said that "since September, they've been listing COVID, the problem is, as the congresswoman said, in the early days, they didn't even know what COVID was so they didn't list it, and we're working to get that corrected."

Ocasio-Cortez added that the lawmakers "are in conversations with FEMA to see what added flexibility" can be implemented around amending death certificates.

According to the current program rules on the FEMA website: "[T]he death certificate must indicate the death 'may have been caused by' or 'was likely the result of' COVID-19 or COVID-19-like symptoms. Similar phrases that indicate a high likelihood of COVID-19 are considered sufficient attribution."

The reimbursed amount maxes out at $9,000 per deceased individual and $35,500 per application.


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Funeral aid program allows death certificates to be altered for those who 'may have' died of COVID

"If your loved one's death certificate doesn't have COVID listed, you can have it put in," said N.Y. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.


By Nicholas Ballasy

Updated: April 13, 2021 - 8:28am

Relatives of individuals who died in the "early days" of the coronavirus pandemic will be able to seek amended death certificates that show COVID-19 as a contributing cause of death in order to receive reimbursement for funeral costs under a new FEMA program, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"Your loved one should have COVID on their death certificate, anywhere listed either as their primary or contributing cause of death," said Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, on Monday during a news conference with Schumer. "In those early days, we know that so many people didn't know what was COVID and what wasn't.

"You can go back to the institution that issued the death certificate, the hospital, the physician, etcetera, and you can have your death certificate edited in retrospect knowing what we know now about COVID. So if your loved one's death certificate doesn't have COVID listed, you can have it put in."

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https://justthenews.com/government/congress/relatives-able-edit-death-certificates-loved-ones-fema-funeral-reimbursement

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COVID-19 fallout threat 'will ripple through the world for years,' new intel report finds

When the report last came out, Trump slammed spy chiefs for contradicting him.
ByLucien Bruggeman
April 13, 2021, 10:34 AM




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The U.S. intelligence community warned in a new report that fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic will "ripple through the world for years" and is likely to escalate existing challenges posed by America’s adversaries -- a sign of the challenges that lie ahead as the nascent Biden administration seeks to stem the virus’ spread and reassert America’s role as a global leader.

The Annual Worldwide Threat Assessment, which provides lawmakers and the American people with a vast landscape of threats to the U.S. homeland, found that the "far-reaching effects" of the pandemic, which "extend well beyond global health to the economic, political, and security spheres," may present the governments of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, an opportunity to "advance their interests at the expense of the United States and its allies."

"The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to strain governments and societies, fueling humanitarian and economic crises, political unrest, and geopolitical competition as countries, such as China and Russia, seek advantage through such avenues as 'vaccine diplomacy,'" the report found. "No country has been completely spared, and even when a vaccine is widely distributed globally, the economic and political aftershocks will be felt for years."

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/covid-19-fallout-threat-ripple-world-years-intel/story?id=77042854

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  .  .  .as the nascent Biden administration seeks to stem the virus’ spread and reassert America’s role as a global leader.

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