CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz slammed California leadership for ignoring rampant Medicaid fraud that has plagued the state, claiming powerful unions are the ones benefitting the most and keeping politicians at bay by flooding campaigns with cash. 4 U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz claims unions are benefitting the most from health care fraud, providing no incentive for state leadership to crack down. 4 Dr. Oz claims California’s powerful unions are helping drive the Medicaid fraud scheme. 4 The initiative to crack down on health care fraud is part of a broader effort led by the Department of Justice to target individuals who defraud the nation’s health system. 4 Ten Southern California defendants are charged with cheating public health plans, among other crimes, as part of a Health Care Fraud takedown.