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.
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...
HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BIPARTISAN LETTER SEEKING GREATER COVID-19 PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS
HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BIPARTISAN LETTER SEEKING GREATER COVID-19 PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Friday signed a bipartisan letter that encourages federal health officials to consider solutions to protect Medicare beneficiaries from high-risk settings and ensure safe access to care as the nation continues to work to combat COVID-19.
The letter, sent Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare &...
Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
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Senators urge cotton, textiles assistance under COVID-19 relief
Home Textiles Today Staff • July 15, 2020
Washington – Two U.S. Senators are leading a bipartisan push to include aid for the cotton and textile industries in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Senators Thom...
Trump Administration Invests More Than $16 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Mississippi
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Trump Administration Invests More Than $16 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Mississippi
CARES Act ReConnect Funding to Connect 878 Rural Households to HighSpeed Broadband
By Frank Corder
The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of...
Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
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Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Cotton Grower Staff
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently led a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging...