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 APPROVES WOUNDED WARRIORS LEAVE ACT CHAMPIONED BY HYDE-SMITH & HARPER

SENATE APPROVES WOUNDED WARRIORS LEAVE ACT CHAMPIONED BY HYDE-SMITH & HARPER
 
Passage Clears Bill to be Signed into Law

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a measure sponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Gregg Harper to ensure wounded warriors can work in the legislative branch of government without restrictions on their ability to meet their medical needs.
 
The Senate late Thursday approved the bill (H.R.6160) to amend Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act by...

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.

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...

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Roll Call 

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Doctors, advocates, lawmakers call for permanent lifting of telehealth restrictions once current emergency eases

By Gopal Ratnam

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York...