I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn't at the core of this two human beings who have agreed to be in a relationship where one is trying to help relieve the suffering of another, which is love, you can't get to the right answer here.

On January 8 2013 Berwick declared his possible interest in running as a candidate for governor of Massachusetts. He is the co-author of several books including Cholesterol Children and Heart Disease: an Analysis of Alternatives (1980) Curing Health Care (1990) and New Rules: Regulation Markets and the Quality of American Health Care (1996). He is also a pediatrician Adjunct Staff in the Department of Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston and a Consultant in Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital.

In March 2012 he joined the Center for American Progress as a Senior Fellow. Prior to his work in the administration he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement a not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world. On July 7 2010 Barack Obama appointed Berwick to serve as the Administrator of CMS through a recess appointment.