Arguably, the most interesting aspect of today's summit is what has transpired outside the summit, with Republicans high and low trashing the summit and making it clear they will not be a part of health care reform.
For example: John Boehner announced the summit's failure by press release during the summit:
Yes, Washington Democrats have recently begun incorporating into their rhetoric a few of the same words Republicans have long used. But when you dig beneath the newly-minted rhetoric and actually look at the text of their bills, it quickly becomes evident that they haven't actually incorporated any of the major health care reforms Republicans support.
Another example: John Thune goes on Fox to declare summit a failure, making it clear that Republicans won't be a part of passing health care reform:
And Media Matters Action collects even more examples, including statements from Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence, John Kyl, Eric Cantor, John Barasso, and Joe Barton.
Bottom-line: GOP is saying to Democrats that if you want to get health care reform done, you're going to have to do it without Republican support.