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.
SENATE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS PRESS HHS TO END HIDDEN ABORTION SURCHARGE
SENATE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS PRESS HHS TO END HIDDEN ABORTION SURCHARGE
Sen. Hyde-Smith & Rep. Cloud Lead Letter Seeking Swift Action to Replace Obama-era Rule on Abortion Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate and House lawmakers, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas), today pressed the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to quickly finalize a rule to end a hidden surcharge within many health plans that funds elective abortion services.
Hyde...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO ENSURE ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO ENSURE ACCESS TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING
Bipartisan Bill Would Stop Recommendation Limiting Screening for Women in Their 40s
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is taking action to ensure women in their 40s have access to lifesaving breast cancer screenings by cosponsoring legislation to halt a federal recommendation that would limit insurance coverage for this preventative care procedure.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Protecting...
SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP END TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTIONS
SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP END TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTIONS
(A joint news release originating from the Office of U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act to halt the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortion services.
“Sixty percent of Americans oppose their tax dollars being used to...
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
By PRESS RELEASE
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $225 million to Rural Health Clinics...
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
The Northside Sun, Jackson
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
By Steve Wilson
A bill in the U.S. Senate could provide $500 billion in funds to state, local and tribal governments and remove restrictions on previously passed...
Flaggs believes city may avoid drastic action to balance budget
Vicksburg Post
Flaggs believes city may avoid drastic action to balance budget
By John Surratt
Early revenue projections and potential state and federal assistance could mean Vicksburg’s financial picture may not be as bleak as initially thought, Mayor George Flaggs said Monday.
He discussed the...