{"id":10237,"date":"2020-07-13T14:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T19:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boinita.com\/why-is-price-transparency-in-cremation-important\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:06:23","slug":"why-is-price-transparency-in-cremation-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boinita.com\/en\/why-is-price-transparency-in-cremation-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is price transparency in cremation important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Surveys <\/a>conducted in several countries make it clear that giving consumers full pricing on cremation and transparent funeral costs will save them money.<\/p>\n\n

For example, prices were analyzed in California<\/a>, where state law requires prices to be published online. But a loophole in the law meant that 25 percent of funeral homes were hiding their prices from consumers.<\/p>\n\n

The lack of transparency has led to price<\/strong> increases in the funeral home industry. For example, some cremations cost upwards of $40,000 pesos.<\/p>\n\n

“I don’t think $40,000 pesos is a reasonable price for a cremation.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Studies on cremation prices<\/h2>\n\n

A 2016 study also found wide variation in funeral prices. The authors of the report use a restaurant analogy to explain why inclusive pricing is also important:<\/p>\n\n

Imagine a restaurant that offers a special lobster dinner on Fridays for $900 pesos.<\/p>\n\n

If the restaurant followed funeral industry practices, the final bill delivered to a customer would appear this way:<\/p>\n\n