Massage for Veterans
No out of pocket expense
Michelle is excited for the opportunity to provide care to our Veterans. She has worked extensively with soldiers in the past and has a comprehensive understanding concerning the extent of damage done to the body after years in the military. She looks forward to helping alleviate pain and suffering and improving quality of life as a result.
Community Care Provider
The VA provides care to Veterans through community care providers when VA cannot provide the care needed. Community care is based on specific eligibility requirements, availability of VA care, and the needs and circumstances of individual Veterans.
Clinical Massage Therapy is one of the evidence - based, complementary and integrative health approaches within the VHA whole health system of care covered by the veterans medical benefits package when deemed clinically necessary by their care team.
Referral needed. Before an appointment can be made, a referral must be obtained from the doctor. Please follow the directions below. These directions were taken from the Va.gov website.
The VA provides care to Veterans through community care providers when VA cannot provide the care needed. Community care is based on specific eligibility requirements, availability of VA care, and the needs and circumstances of individual Veterans.
Clinical Massage Therapy is one of the evidence - based, complementary and integrative health approaches within the VHA whole health system of care covered by the veterans medical benefits package when deemed clinically necessary by their care team.
Referral needed. Before an appointment can be made, a referral must be obtained from the doctor. Please follow the directions below. These directions were taken from the Va.gov website.
- Get a referral from your VA health care team.
Ask your VA health care team for a referral to the community provider. (Michelle Reisinger, LMT)
We’ll review your request to make sure you’re eligible. Then we’ll contact you to confirm that you want to get community care and the type of appointment you need. We’ll then prepare your referral.
This part of the process can take up to 14 days. - Schedule your appointment.
After you have your referral, you can schedule your appointment yourself. Or you can ask your VA health care team to schedule for you.
If you schedule yourself, tell your VA health care team within 14 days. Your team will put this information in your chart so they can work with your community provider. - Make sure you have your authorization letter.
After you schedule an appointment, we’ll send you your authorization letter. This letter is your approval for community care.
Your letter will provide this information:- An authorization number
- Information about your approved in-network community provider
- A description of the care you can get
- How long you can continue to get care without needing another referral
- Go to your appointment.
We’ll share your medical records with the community provider. But be sure to bring copies of any images (like CT scans or MRIs) that the provider asks you to bring with you. - Keep track of ongoing appointments and referrals.
If we approve you for continued care, you can schedule follow-up appointments with the provider. But keep track of how many appointments you go to and how long you’re approved to get care. We won’t cover services that your authorization letter doesn’t include.
If you need more care, you or your community provider can request a new referral.
If you have questions about how many appointments you have left, call us at 877-881-7618(TTY: 711). We’re here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET.
