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Mitt Romney has pointed out again and again that jobs have been lost under President Obama. But Jonathan Cohen of The New Republic looks at the numbers and says — that's not quite true.

President Obama's bipartisan health care summit begins later this morning, but the bickering started weeks ago. Arguments between Republicans and Democrats over what kind of table will be used, the seating arrangements, the frequency of coffee breaks and other minutiae are starting to take center stage even before the conversation about whether or how to reform health care.

Anthem Blue Cross in California announced it would delay the controversial price increases of as much as 39% on individual health insurance policies. Jonathan Cohn, writer for The Treatment blog and senior editor at The New Republic, discusses the Anthem Blue Cross case and the implications nationwide for people ...

Today we're recapping what's happened this week in the debate over health care reform.  During a meeting last Saturday, President Obama asked the American people to lower the temperature a little at health care town halls. So-called "death panels," health care co-ops, Republican options, and former DNC chair Dr. Howard Dean were all part of the national conversation, which was topped off with the President’s one-on-one with conservative radio show host Michael Smerconish on Thursday.

For a look at where the debate heads next, we are joined by Jonathan Cohn. He is the Senior editor at The New Republic and author of Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis -- and the People Who Pay the Price. We are also joined by Theda Skocpol, professor of government and sociology at Harvard University, and author of Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn against Government.

Jonathan Cohn gives his disturbing account of how the health care system is failing Americans across the entire country.

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Events: Jonathan Cohn will be taking part in a debate
"Health Care Crisis: What Will Cure the System’s Ailments?"
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