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 BILL TO PROTECT MISSISSIPPIANS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISSISSIPPIANS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today cosponsored the Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (S.3388) to protect equal health care coverage for Americans, regardless of their health status or pre-existing conditions.
The legislation, introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), would prohibit discrimination by health insurers against consumers based on health...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO CONFIRM KAVANAUGH
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), on left, stands to vote “aye” to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming her belief that the nominee will be a credit to the nation’s highest court.
“A vote to fill a Supreme Court vacancy is one of the most consequential that a Senator...
OPIOID BILL GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL WITH HYDE-SMITH’S SUPPORT
OPIOID BILL GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL WITH HYDE-SMITH’S SUPPORT
Bill Headed to President Would Help Rural States like Mississippi Combat Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday voted to send President Trump major legislation to combat the opioid epidemic, including ramping up the use of telehealth to reach treatment in rural areas.
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (HR.6) received final congressional approval, with the Senate voting 98-1 to...
Senators ask for flexibility in states’ spending of funds
Laurel Leader-Call
Senators ask for flexibility in states’ spending of funds
Apr 10, 2020
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith joined Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting...
Sens. Graham, Coons call on China to 'immediately' shut down wet markets
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Sens. Graham, Coons call on China to 'immediately' shut down wet markets
By Brooke Singman
Sens. Lindsey Graham, Chris Coons and a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday “urgently” requested that China “immediately” close all operating wet markets amid the coronavirus pandemic in a...
Mississippi health centers get $17.9 million to fight corona virus
Mississippi Business Journal
Mississippi health centers get $17.9 million to fight corona virus
By Jack Weatherly
Twenty community health centers in Mississippi will receive more than $17.9 million to support their efforts to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Sen...