( February 19, 2026, 2:19 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 18 granted the U.S. government’s request for medical records in its suit against Anthem Inc. alleging violations of the 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 the request is “timely” and that the records “are in fact needed.”...