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Essex County approves $500,000 emergency fund to address indigent burials backlog
Summary
The board approved a $500,000 emergency appropriation to pay funeral homes for indigent burials after a COVID-era backlog and a temporary reduction in medical-examiner storage capacity; county officials said typical per-case cost is about $4,056 and some costs may be Medicaid-reimbursable.
The Essex County Board of Commissioners approved an emergency declaration to allocate $500,000 to cover indigent burial services, citing a backlog created during the COVID-19 pandemic and a planned move of the medical examiner’s facility that temporarily reduces on-site storage capacity.
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