400,000 Mississippians will not receive health care next year because of the policies of Donald Trump and Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiOct 23, 2026
The 400,000 figure appears only as a projection from the state insurance department, relayed by Colom, and sources give competing estimates of 200,000 to 300,000 uninsured or lost coverage.
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… I know Mississippians who believe and trust the president when he said he had concepts of a health care plan. Well, turns out the concept is 400,000 Mississippians don't get health care next year because of a big, beautiful betrayal. Another hundred thousand are gonna, are gonna lose health care. Instead of looking out for the people of Mississippi, the president and his cronies, like Cindy Hawesmith, are looking out for themselves. We're getting record levels of corruption. …
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Contradicts. Other reporting puts the Mississippi coverage loss at 200,000 to 300,000 uninsured, and at least 70,000 dropping marketplace coverage, which conflicts with the 400,000 figure.[2][3][4]
Supports. Scott Colom and an interview cite a projection from the state insurance department that upwards of 400,000 Mississippians will lose access to health insurance due to federal cuts.[5][6]
Supports. Hyde-Smith voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill and against extending ACA subsidies, and the enhanced subsidies expired at the start of 2026, which supports the policy link to coverage losses.[4][7]
Context. The Medicaid cuts are estimated to remove about 115,000 Mississippians from Medicaid, a separate figure from the 400,000 claim; the AP reports the broader ACA picture of higher premiums and fewer enrollees nationally.[1][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 7 not rated
- 1What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period now underwayapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Harrison: Will Mississippi politicians avoid blame for rising healthcare costs?sunherald.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Politicians' superpower might allow them to avoid blamemississippitoday.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Candidates for Mississippi's Senate race share visions ...wlbt.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Mississippi hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982. Scott Colom believes he will change that November 3tallahatchienews.ms · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Mississippi Senate Race: Interview with Scott Colom - The Contrariancontrariannews.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went ...newsfromthestates.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Thousands of Mississippians May Lose Medicaid Under ...mississippifreepress.org · not rated · cited for: context
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