While the idea of going green about cremation or funeral may be too much of a novelty, the way we do embalming makes the topic very actual. The good thing is that USA leads the world with green cremations known as Resomation.

Resomation is known as the green alternative to cremation. Many people who are asked if they would like to be Resomated say no. Some responders tell Forbes that they don't want to be dissolved in a liquid. Others falsely think cremation is a greener alternative.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final wage index change for the Medicare Hospice Benefits Plan in an immediate release today, Friday, July 16, 2010. The information comes from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, DC's Office of Media Affairs.

Hospice centers that serve Medicaid patients will see a big change in their policies in 2011.

California Department of Consumer Affairs reports that California Master Trust, one of state's largest preened trust services providers misused and misspent nearly 6 million dollars between 2001 and 209. The money was spent on political lobbying, conventions and other administrative fees.

According to the estimates of the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau about 27,000 people in CA have put thir money in California Master Trust to service their preened funeral needs. The company manages a fund worth of $70 million dollars.

Today the National Funeral Directors Association warned its members that many funeral homes are falling victims of scammers and released a list of how funeral homes in the United States can fight back and be on alert not to fall victims of scams.

It appears that Virginia lawmakers acted very quickly and passed a new law regulating the funeral homes just within two weeks of Washington Post's reporting of mishandling of veteran's human remains.