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 COSPONSORS RESOLUTION DENOUNCING HOUSE DEMOCRAT IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RESOLUTION DENOUNCING HOUSE DEMOCRAT IMPEACHMENT PROCESS
Measure Condemns Democrats’ Denial of Due Process or Procedures Used in Previous Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today condemned the lack of due process and adherence to basic rights in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of a Senate resolution, introduced Thursday by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), that...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING EXTENSION
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PUSH FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING EXTENSION
Bipartisan Senate Group Urges Leadership to Pass Critical Legislation before Nov. 21 Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bipartisan effort to ensure long-term funding for community health centers, calling for immediate consideration of legislation to extend funding authorization that will expire in November.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith are among 27...
SENATE PASSES HYDE-SMITH’S BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS RESOLUTION
SENATE PASSES HYDE-SMITH’S BRAIN ANEURYSM AWARENESS RESOLUTION
Measure Promotes Early Detection to Lower Aneurysm Rates that Afflict Over 30,000 Americans Every Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has approved a resolution sponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to increase awareness and detection of brain aneurysms, which afflict more than 30,000 Americans annually—half of whom will die from the ailment.
The Brain Aneurysm Awareness Resolution (S.Res.354) gained unanimous...
COVID-19 relief funds designated for hospitals
WTOK-TV Meridian
COVID-19 relief funds designated for hospitals
By WTOK Staff
WASHINGTON (WTOK) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded over $219 million in Provider Relief Funds to Mississippi hospitals. The funds are intended to help “safety net” hospitals that serve 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...