Recommendation

The FTC should update its rules to require funeral providers to list prices online.

Details

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering updates to the Funeral Rule, a decades-old rule that aims to protect and inform consumers who purchase funeral services. The current rule leaves consumers in a poor position to compare prices because pricing information for funeral goods and services is hard to access. The FTC should change the rule to require that funeral providers list their prices for various products and services online. The Commission should also require funeral providers to note what items are legal requirements for funeral services, and what items are voluntary additions, on their itemized price lists.

Keep reading:

▪ Becca Trate, “FTC Should Update Its Rules to Require Funeral Providers To List Prices Online,” Center for Data Innovation commentary, February 14, 2023, https://itif.org/publications/2023/02/14/ftc-should-update-its-rules-to-require-funeral-providers-to-list-prices-online/.