Politics & Government
Newton Resident, Former Obama Official to Run For Governor
Donald Berwick of Newton was the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Newton Resident Donald Berwick, a former top Obama administration health care official, has announced he will run for Massachusetts governor in 2014, according to the Boston Globe.
News that Berwick was mulling a possible run for governor first surfaced back in January.
Berwick, 66, was the administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from 2010 to 2011 and is a former Harvard University faculty member.
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In a statement, Berwick said there would be a formal announcement and campaigning after the June 25 U.S. Senate special election, according to the Globe.
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