Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered health care reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care.  As she has throughout her public career, the Senator has maintained a sharp focus on improving rural health care.

Senator Hyde-Smith appreciates the role of the state’s universities to support federal research on better prevention and treatment efforts on chronic diseases, like diabetes, that affect Mississippians disproportionally.


HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO HELP RURAL HEALTH SYSTEM AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO HELP RURAL HEALTH SYSTEM AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Helps Introduce Bill to Sustain Rural Hospitals and Providers, Ease Pressure on Urban Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Saturday helped introduce bipartisan legislation to relieve the growing financial crisis facing an overstressed rural health care system with the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

The Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR SECOND COVID-19 RELIEF BILL, READIES FOR THIRD PHASE RESPONSE TO SHORE UP ECONOMY

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR SECOND COVID-19 RELIEF BILL, READIES FOR THIRD PHASE RESPONSE TO SHORE UP ECONOMY

‘Families First Coronavirus Response Act’ Ready for President’s Signature

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send President Trump the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the second bill passed by Congress to meet the nation’s needs during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

President Trump has signaled he will sign the bill (HR.6201), which...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after her vote to send President Trump the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act:

“The overwhelming vote for this package indicates strong support for a government-wide response to the coronavirus situation, meaning we must have federal, state, and local coordination and cooperation.”

The package, passed on a...

FCC Grant Gives Boost To Center For Telehealth’s COVID-19 Care

Choctaw Plaindealer

FCC Grant Gives Boost To Center For Telehealth’s COVID-19 Care

By Submitted

JACKSON, Miss. – The Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is using a $1 million federal grant to speed expansion of services to meet the changing needs of patients...

Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act

TUE, 06/09/2020

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to help financially vulnerable rural hospitals keep their doors open by expanding eligibility to higher Medicare...