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Jonathan Cohn
American author and journalist (born )
For other people with the same name, see Jonathan Cohen (disambiguation).
Jonathan Scott Cohn (born ) is an American author and journalist who writes mainly on United States public policy and political issues. Formerly the executive editor of The American Prospect and a senior editor at The New Republic, Cohn is now a senior national correspondent at The Huffington Post.[1]
Early life and education
Cogn was raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he attended Pine Crest School.
He went on to study at Harvard University, where he became president of The Harvard Crimson and graduated in [2]
Career
Before joining The New Republic in ,[2] Cohn served as executive editor at The American Prospect.[1] Cohn has also written for the Boston Globe, Mother Jones, The New York Times, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Slate and the Washington Post.[1] He has been a media fellow at the Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation.[2] and a senior fellow at Demos, and is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He has appeared on television and radio shows, including MSNBC's "Countdown," NPR's "Fresh Air," and "The Colbert Report".[3]
Cohn's writings have especially focused on social welfare and health care.[2] He has been recognized in the pages of the Washington Post as "one of the nation's leading experts on health care policy"[4] and in The New York Times as "one of the best health care writers out there".[5]
Cohn is the author of the book, Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis - and the People Who Pay the Price ().[6] In Sick, Cohn advocates for universal health insurance, financed by the government.[7] It presents case studies that demonstrate how America's current system causes even many middle class Americans serious financial or medical hardship.
It lays out a history of health insurance in America and points to the record of systems abroad, particularly in France.[7]
From early through the spring of , Cohn edited and was the primary writer for "The Treatment", a blog about health care for The New Republic. In May, , he started a blog for "The New Republic" called "Citizen Cohn", a name he has kept for his Twitter feed.
In , fellow health policy wonk Harold Pollack interviewed [8] Cohn, getting his take on the future of the Affordable Care Act, the ACA's proposed Medicaid expansion, and the elections.
Jonathan cohn new republic biography death From early through the spring of , Cohn edited and was the primary writer for "The Treatment", a blog about health care for The New Republic. Commentary Magazine. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Cohn, Oscar.In , Cohn will publish a book about the Affordable Care Act, The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage.[9]
Awards
Winner, AHCJ Excellence in Health Journalism () for "The Robot Will See You Now"
Co-winner, Sidney Hillman Award () for "The Treatment"
Special Mention, Sidney Hillman Award () for "Auto Destruct"
Co-winner, Harry Chapin Media Award () for Sick
Finalist, Robert F.
Kennedy Book Award and New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award () for Sick
Personal life
Cohn lived for many years in the Boston area before moving to his present home, Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife, University of Michigan professor Amy Mainville Cohn. She is a professor and researcher in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan.[1]
Cohn was a member of JournoList.
Bibliography
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