title: Compliance plan can head off problems with Medicare fraud and abuse laws.
abstract: Don't assume that compliance issues are only for your Medicare managed care organization. Providers who don't understand how HIP AA and the BBA work together to hold providers and plans accountable for fraud and abuse can set themselves up for career-ending mistakes, experts warn. Here's how to avoid practices that could be considered Medicare fraud or abuse.
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