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 from Mississippi are calling for more state control of coronavirus relief funds
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Senators from Mississippi are calling for more state control of coronavirus relief funds
Mississippi to Receive $1.25B to Assist with COVID-19 Outbreak
By WGNO Web Desk
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., joined Senators Lisa...
Booker, Graham, Quigley, McCaul Urge International Organizations to Shut Down Live Wildlife Markets, Ban International Wildlife Trade
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Booker, Graham, Quigley, McCaul Urge International Organizations to Shut Down Live Wildlife Markets, Ban International Wildlife Trade
April 8, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Hyde-Smith seeks greater COVID-19 protections for seniors in high-risk settings
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Hyde-Smith seeks greater COVID-19 protections for seniors in high-risk settings
By Andi Davis
Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has signed a bipartisan letter encouraging federal health officials to consider solutions to protect Medicare beneficiaries from high-risk...