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 CALLS FOR “ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK APPROACH” TO FIGHTING MISSISSIPPI'S OPIOID PROBLEM

HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR “ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK APPROACH” TO FIGHTING MISSISSIPPI'S OPIOID PROBLEM
In DeSoto County, U.S. Senator Highlights Public’s Role in “Take Back” Safe Medication Disposal Service
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OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the public to take advantage of safe medication disposal sites as part of an “all-hands-on-deck approach” to fighting the growing opioid...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.0 MILLION OPIOID TREATMENT GRANTS FOR MISS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.0 MILLION OPIOID TREATMENT GRANTS FOR MISS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 18 community health centers throughout Mississippi will receive just over $5.0 million in federal funding to implement treatments for opioid and substance abuse.

The Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services (SUD-MH) grant awards will go to community health centers in Ashland, Biloxi...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SENDING DEFENSE FUNDING BILL TO PRESIDENT

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SENDING DEFENSE FUNDING BILL TO PRESIDENT

Senate Gives Final Okay on FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill with Mississippi-related Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to complete Senate action on a defense appropriations bill that includes significant funding increases to continue rebuilding America’s military might, while also giving the largest pay raise for U.S. troops in nearly a decade.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate...