Magistrate Denies Relator’s Motion For Protective Order In FCA Suit Over CMS Bids

Mealey's (February 2, 2023, 11:34 AM EST) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky federal magistrate judge denied a relator’s motion for a protective order regarding an expert’s supplemental deposition in a False Claims Act (FCA) suit alleging that Humana Inc. knowingly submitted false bids to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), resulting in overpayment to Humana, finding that the relator failed to show that “good cause exists for a protective order limiting the scope” of the deposition....