Dr. Donald Berwick is known in academic and health policy circles as a heroic figure.

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Today Donald Berwick informed his bosses that he plans to resign on December 2 as Medicare administrator.

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Donald Berwick, a Harvard Medical School professor and chief executive of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, says as much as 40% of U.S. medical spending is squandered on inefficient operations and unnecessary overhead.

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