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.
MISS. SENATORS SPONSOR PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION TO SAVE HUMAN EMBRYOS
MISS. SENATORS SPONSOR PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION TO SAVE HUMAN EMBRYOS
Bill Would Promote Research Using Ethically-Obtained Adult Stem Cells
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has reintroduced the Patients First Act, which would promote stem cell research without the creation, use, destruction, or discarding of human embryos. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of the legislation.
“We do not have to choose between promoting stem cell research...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO CUT PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO CUT PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Bipartisan Legislation Would Benefit Seniors, Local Independent Pharmacies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent pharmacies.
The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the Phair Relief Act (S.2247), which would put a five-year...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS GENERIC INSULIN AVAILABILITY LEGISLATION
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS GENERIC INSULIN AVAILABILITY LEGISLATION
Measure Would Force FDA to Continue & Expedite Review of Generic Insulin Applications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to ensure the availability of more affordable generic insulin for tens of thousands of Mississippians who require the life-saving drug.
The Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act (S.2103) would make insulin costs more affordable by expediting federal...
Port Gibson health facility to receive federal money to expand COVID-19 testing
Vicksburg Post
Port Gibson health facility to receive federal money to expand COVID-19 testing
By Staff Reports
For weeks, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Claiborne County remained in the single digits. It then crept higher, before spiking in the past week to now 33 confirmed cases.
Th...
National Nurses Day: Celebrating nurses as superheroes
WTOK-TV Meridian
National Nurses Day: Celebrating nurses as superheroes
Posted: Wed 4:34 PM, May 06, 2020
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Anderson Regional Health System adopted a superhero theme for its observance of National Nurses Day.
Nurses were also treated to breakfast as a way of saying thanks...
SBA loans now available for Miss. agribusinesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
SBA loans now available for Miss. agribusinesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
By WDAM Staff
WASHINGTON (WDAM) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect the economy, including Mississippi’s agriculture and agribusiness industry.
Assistance through the Small...