AAHomecare & VGM Conducting Survey on DME Costs During Natural Disasters

ARLINGTON, Va. (September 8, 2022)—Has your company provided durable medical equipment (DME) and services during a natural disaster? The DME Community Emergency Response Group is conducting a survey on your costs. 
 
The group has engaged AAHomecare and VGM to compile aggregated supplier data to share with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) showcasing the expenses suppliers incur before, during and after a natural disaster. Their goal is to better assess the true costs that suppliers incur responding to natural disasters and to develop recommendations for CMS on reimbursement opportunities to account for these expenses.
 
Please take this survey to share the real-world experiences your company has incurred related to disasters and the extra costs, time and personnel required to continue meeting your communities’ needs. Individual company responses will remain confidential and only shared in aggregate.
 
Click here to take the survey; responses due Friday, 9/23. 

For more information, contact Ashley Plauché, AAHomecare’s director of member and public relations, at [email protected].