Digest: What Obamacare repeal would mean

Plus the Weather Channel's note to Breitbart.com, Florida's broken sentencing system, and more

It's more important than ever to have the facts by your side. You're still one of the best messengers for this movement, so here's some recommended reading -- from credible sources -- that's easy to share. No fluff, just facts. That's the Truth Team way. Enjoy! Health Care To Repeat: Medicare Isn't Going "Bankrupt" Center on Budget and Policy Priorities // Pual N. Van de Water House Speaker Paul Ryan is repeating a myth that we and others have debunked before: that Medicare is running out of money. "Medicare goes bankrupt in about 10 years," he said on CBS' "60 Minutes," adding that "for the X-Generation on down, it won't be there for us on its current path." That's just not true. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care How repealing Obamacare would punish the working class The Washington Post // Max Ehrenfreund The number of people without health insurance could more than double under Republican plans to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act, reaching nearly 59 million -- or more than one in four Americans, according to a new analysis published Wednesday. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Health Care Partial repeal would leave more uninsured than before Obamacare, study says Miami Herald // Daniel Chang A partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act without an adequate replacement plan could lead to nearly 59 million Americans without coverage by 2019 -- resulting in a higher uninsured rate than before the law commonly known as Obamacare was adopted in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Urban Institute. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Help sustain this movement This movement is powered by small-dollar donations from organizers across the country--help keep it going. Chip in Health Care Hospitals Issue Dire Warnings About Repealing Obamacare Without A Backup Plan The Huffington Post // Jeffrey Young The hospital industry has a warning for President-elect Donald Trump and congressional leaders: Eliminating the Affordable Care Act without first crafting a "replacement" would create major hardships throughout the health care system. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Climate Change Weather Channel To Breitbart.com: Don't Use Our Content To Mislead On Climate Change NPR // Rebecca Hersher Average global temperatures are rising steadily and have been above the 20th century average every year for more than three decades, according to NASA. Read full article... Tweet this Share this In Other News Florida's broken sentencing system Herald Tribune // Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson Designed for fairness, it fails to account for prejudice. Read full article... Tweet this Share this Your friends need the facts too. Forward this email to them, and they can sign up for the next Digest right here: Sign me up

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