CEO’S MESSAGE
Not Your “Average” Price Survey By Danny Langfield NMEDA CEO
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n March 6, 2020, NMEDA
As the saying goes, I’d rather be lucky
determine it can be done safely, so no
concluded our Annual
than good—and make no mistake,
promises, time will tell…but it sure is
Conference & Expo with the
we may have gotten very lucky. This
an exciting prospect.
traditional awards banquet and Hall
is the one time in NMEDA’s history
of Fame inductions.
when our annual conferences will be
Six days later, the World Health
18 months apart instead of 12, and it
Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the world essentially ground to a halt. Here we are nearly a year later, and for the vast majority of us, the 2020 NMEDA event was our last large group gathering experience. As vaccinations become more readily available and we see light at the end of this very, very long tunnel, can we start to look forward—maybe, just a little bit?—to September and our co-located conference with ADED? Is it possible that we all may be able to see each other again, in person, in Columbus?
just happens to be the exact period when a pandemic strikes? The gates slammed down immediately after the
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completion of our 2020 conference,
Ok, on to my assigned topic, the NMEDA Average Price Survey. As most of you are aware, every two years the association surveys its dealer members to determine the prevailing price of auto adaptive
Specifically, the VA will be relying on NMEDA’s Average Price Survey to establish the department’s payment schedule for adaptive equipment.”
and now they may be opening back
equipment. This year, however, will be
up just in time for us to get everyone
different. Here’s why.
back together for the 2021 show. Obviously, we will only meet in person if both organizations’ leadership
As part of the long-delayed rulemaking necessary to implement the Veterans Mobility Safety Act (VMSA), the VA released a proposed rule in March 2020 which, among other things, referenced the NMEDA Average Price Survey. Specifically, the VA will be relying on NMEDA’s Average Price Survey to establish the department’s payment schedule for adaptive equipment. In the interest of ensuring that VA is provided with the most comprehensive, detailed, and accurate pricing information, we have refreshed the survey’s equipment categories and terminology to reflect the current technical and equipment
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