Discovery Motion Denied For Lack Of Good Cause In FCA Suit Over Coding ‘Fraud’

( December 1, 2025, 1:06 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge denied a motion by insurer Anthem Inc. seeking to serve a request for production (RFP) on the U.S. government in its suit against Anthem alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) related to alleged inaccurate diagnosis codes submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for services provided to Anthem’s Medicare beneficiaries, finding that Anthem failed to show good cause for the RFP request....