Nationally, a funeral with viewing and burial had a median cost of $8,300 (2023, NFDA).
Help paying in Alaska
Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance. Up to $1,250 per vendor for basic funeral and burial services, plus the cheapest local cemetery plot, grave opening and closing, and some other needed costs. Paid to the vendor, not the family. Official page
Medicaid and burial money
Alaska Medicaid for older adults uses the Adult Public Assistance resource rules (7 AAC 100.400). Term insurance and burial insurance are not counted, whatever the value. Other life insurance is not counted if the total face value is $1,500 or less. Above that, the cash surrender value counts (7 AAC 40.280).
Plan ahead
A small final expense policy can pay these costs so your family does not have to. Final expense in Alaska.
Common questions
How much does a funeral cost in Alaska?
Nationally, the median funeral with viewing and burial was $8,300 in 2023 and $6,280 with cremation. Prices in Alaska vary by funeral home, so ask for the itemized price list.
Is there help paying for a funeral in Alaska?
General Relief funeral and burial assistance (7 AAC 47.130) (Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance).
Who regulates funeral homes in Alaska?
The state funeral licensing board.
