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 PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” 

S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES NATIONAL INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week introduced a Senate resolution designating September as “National Infant Mortality Awareness Month” to raise greater public awareness of the problem and support for efforts to reduce such tragedies.

The resolution, among other things, highlights several programs like the Newborn Supply Kit that are being deployed to reduce the rates of infant mortality...

Support Builds for the Safer Shrimp Imports Act

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Support Builds for the Safer Shrimp Imports Act

By The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA)

At the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on “Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food,” lawmakers and experts discussed the Safer...