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: HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS
HYDE-SMITH: HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS
Miss. Senator Payments Will Offset COVID-19 Testing, Treatment Costs for Hospitals & Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that healthcare providers in Mississippi are receiving an initial $374.8 million to cover healthcare-related costs associated with treating COVID-19 cases.
The funding is Mississippi’s share of an initial $30 billion distribution of...
MANCHIN & HYDE-SMITH LEAD BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR HHS TO PRIORITIZE RURAL HOSPITALS IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
MANCHIN & HYDE-SMITH LEAD BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR HHS TO PRIORITIZE RURAL HOSPITALS IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led a bipartisan group of 19 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider the needs of rural hospitals and hospitals with high percentages of Medicaid and Medicare patients as HHS distributes the $100 billion healthcare fund included in the CARES Act...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.9 MILLION IN COVID-19 FUNDING FOR MISS. HEALTH CENTERS
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.9 MILLION IN COVID-19 FUNDING FOR MISS. HEALTH CENTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 20 community health centers in Mississippi will receive more than $17.9 million to support their efforts to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The health center funding stems from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) enacted on March 27. This historic legislation provides $1.32 billion in...
NRB Thanks Senators for Urging POTUS to Ensure First Amendment Fairness for Churches
National Religious Broadcasters
NRB Thanks Senators for Urging POTUS to Ensure First Amendment Fairness for Churches
WASHINGTON (NRB) – NRB, the world’s pre-eminent association of Christian broadcasters and communicators representing millions of listeners, viewers, and readers worldwide, thanks...
FEMA awards $4.39M to Mississippi for COVID-19 disaster response
Brookhaven Daily Leader
FEMA awards $4.39M to Mississippi for COVID-19 disaster response
By Daily Leader Staff
Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the award of a $4,397,522.03 grant to the state of Mississippi to support COVID-19 disaster response efforts.
The Mississippi...
Senators ask Trump to restrict COVID-19 relief to states that keep churches closed
The Christian Post
Senators ask Trump to restrict COVID-19 relief to states that keep churches closed
By Michael Gryboski
A group of Republican U.S. senators have asked President Donald Trump to withhold COVID-19 relief from states that wrongfully keep churches closed amid the pandemic.
[In an...