Yes. 🙂
If your employer offers the option of contributing to a Flexible Spending Account, this can become a valuable tool as you manage your health care expenses. You can choose how much to contribute per year usually broken into specific amounts per pay period. The money added to your FSA is not taxable saving you money on your yearly tax bill.
Therapeutic massage, along with other eligible medical expenses, can be reimbursed through your FSA. As you plan your annual FSA contribution amount, consider the benefits offered by regular massage therapy: stress relief, reductions in chronic pain, insomnia, digestive disorders, plus an increase in feelings of overall wellness…just what you need to make each year your best year ever!
- HSA/FSA cards may have restrictions on what Merchant Classification Codes are accepted. If your card is not covered under MCC 8099, please contact your card issuer to determine your options moving forward, as coverage is dependent upon the specific HSA/FSA plan.
Talk to your employer or Human Resources Department
When using your FSA, look out for one special provision: the money you add in a year must be used for eligible healthcare expenses incurred in that year, or the funds are forfeited.
Ramon & Jeanette ‘Jen’ Mascarenas, Co-owners of PalmLeaf Massage Clinic. Jen Mascarenas is a vegan and believes in a whole-food, plant-based diet to promote vitality. She shares vegan recipes and writes abstract research articles for PalmLeaf Massage Clinic. Ramon Mascarenas is a licensed massage therapist who practices Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy and other medical massage modalities. Ramon and his associates promote wellness and help clients manage pain through self-care exercises.