Parkinson's · Pinnie
Your Pinnie advocate keeps your movement specialist, your medication regimen, and your therapy schedule on rails so the small adjustments add up. Covered by Traditional Medicare.
Most patients pay nothing out of pocket.
Covered by Traditional Medicare
Maria V.
Registered Nurse · 18 yrs
Specialties
Experience
Maria has spent eighteen years working with patients on long-term neurologic and chronic conditions. She is meticulous about medication timing, knows how small dose changes affect symptoms hour by hour, and keeps a detailed log so the next neurology visit is productive.
Karen T.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · 14 yrs
Specialties
Experience
Karen has spent fourteen years supporting patients and families through chronic neurologic disease. She handles the depression, anxiety, and family stress that often come with Parkinson's, and she finds therapy and support groups that take Medicare. She is patient and present.
Richard F.
Registered Nurse, Movement Disorder Cert · 21 yrs
Specialties
Experience
Richard is a registered nurse with twenty-one years on movement disorder clinics, including a movement disorder specialist nurse certification. He has guided hundreds of Parkinson's patients through medication adjustments, DBS evaluations, and therapy regimens. He keeps the small details that change a patient's day.
How Pinnie works
Every Pinnie advocate is a registered nurse, licensed social worker, or experienced care navigator. They handle your care directly: scheduling, prior auths, appeals, and coordinating between providers. A supervising physician backs them up for clinical oversight.
Step 1
Tell us about your condition and your insurance. We pair you with an advocate whose background fits your situation. Most patients are matched within a day.
Step 2
Call your advocate directly. They know your case the moment you pick up. No phone tree, no transfers, no callbacks.
Step 3
Your advocate handles the appointments, the prior auths, the appeals, and the calls. As long as you need help, they are on it. Covered by Traditional Medicare.
Ready when you are
A licensed Pinnie advocate can be on your case today. Covered by Traditional Medicare.
How we help with Parkinson's
Parkinson's care lives in the small details: medication timing, therapy consistency, the right specialist, and family support. Your Pinnie advocate handles each of them. Here is what we cover.
Stories from our patients
Member stories. Some details changed for privacy.
My medications stopped working as well and my neurologist was booked for months. My advocate got me a movement specialist in three weeks. New regimen, totally different days.
Stanley, 74 · Portland, OR
PT made a real difference but insurance was about to cap visits. My advocate appealed and got six more months approved. I'm walking better than last year.
Edith, 67 · Brooklyn, NY
I was struggling with depression and didn't want to bring it up. My advocate gently asked, found a therapist who took Medicare, and checked in. It made a difference.
Allen, 69 · Albany, NY
I considered DBS and didn't know where to start. My advocate walked me through evaluation, got the prior auth approved, and held my hand through the whole process.
Margaret, 71 · Buffalo, NY
Your advocate is a licensed nurse, social worker, or care navigator. Covered by Traditional Medicare.
From our advocates
Not every neurologist treats Parkinson's at high volume. Your advocate identifies fellowship-trained movement disorder specialists in your network, transfers your records, and schedules the consult. Before the visit they prepare a one-page medication and symptom log so the appointment moves directly into adjustments instead of starting from scratch.
Parkinson's medications are sensitive to timing, food, and small dose changes. Your advocate keeps a detailed log of doses, on and off times, and side effects, then shares that log with your specialist. When something changes, your advocate tracks the result, coordinates refills, and watches for interactions with the rest of your medication list. The regimen becomes a living document.
Movement and speech therapy are some of the highest-impact treatments in Parkinson's, and they are often interrupted by visit caps and prior auth headaches. Your advocate handles the authorizations, schedules the visits at a sustainable cadence, and files appeals when insurance tries to cut them short. The therapy stays on rails, even when the schedule gets tight.
When medications are no longer enough, deep brain stimulation or focused ultrasound can change a patient's life, but the evaluation is long and bureaucratic. Your advocate coordinates the multiple consults, neuropsych testing, and imaging, gets the prior auths approved, and keeps the timeline visible. If DBS is not the right move, your advocate helps you understand why and what alternatives are covered.
Frequently asked
Pinnie is covered by your Traditional Medicare plan, the same way your doctor visits are covered. Medicare pays us to help you navigate your care, so there is no extra charge to you. No hidden fees, no surprise bills.
Get matched with a Pinnie advocate today.
Covered by Traditional Medicare
