Meg Pekarske

Meg Pekarske has devoted her legal practice to serving the legal needs of the hospice industry and is co-chair of her firm’s Hospice and Palliative Care Practice Group. By working with hospices nationwide, Meg understands the operational and legal issues facing the industry from routine regulatory compliance issues to multi-million ZPIC and other audits. She regularly advises hospices on palliative care program development, innovative inpatient unit structures, fraud investigations, and contracting issues. In addition, Meg has co-authored several publications, including Medicare Hospice Appeals: From the ADR to the ALJ, the Hospice Vendor Contracting Toolkit, and the Hospice and Nursing Home/Assisted Living Contracting Toolkit.