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 DISAPPOINTED IN SENATE VOTE ALLOWING D.C. TO REVIVE OBAMACARE MANDATE
HYDE-SMITH DISAPPOINTED IN SENATE VOTE ALLOWING D.C. TO REVIVE OBAMACARE MANDATE
Hyde-Smith Cosponsored Cruz Amendment to Block D.C. Healthcare Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed disappointment in a Senate vote against an amendment she cosponsored to block the District of Columbia from reviving the much-maligned Obamacare individual mandate.
Hyde-Smith was an original cosponsor of an amendment introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to stop...
HYDE-SMITH MEETS NEW VA SEC. ROBERT WILKIE
HYDE-SMITH MEETS NEW VA SEC. ROBERT WILKIE
Senator Commits to Helping Secretary Wilkie Improve VA Services for Veterans
PHOTO: VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith discuss veterans care, Mississippi links.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she looks forward to working with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie, who she met with only a day after he was sworn into office.
Hyde-Smith supported Wilkie’s confirmation...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO FUND WORKFORCE TRAINING, RURAL HEALTH & OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO FUND WORKFORCE TRAINING, RURAL HEALTH & OPIOID ABUSE PREVENTION
Senate Committee Approves FY2019 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of an appropriations bill that will boost workforce training programs, rural health initiatives, and opioid treatment and prevention.
The FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill was approved, 30...
Planned Parenthood Received $80 Million From CARES Act Funds In Violation Of Law
Northside Sun, Jackson
Planned Parenthood Received $80 Million From CARES Act Funds In Violation Of Law
By Steve Wilson
Most of the Mississippi congressional delegation joined 33 senators and 92 representatives in a letter demanding an investigation into how 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
The Epoch Times
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
By Masooma Haq
Bipartisan legislation will direct funding to rural hospitals and clinics, through the CARES act Provider Relief Fund, shoring up the cracks exposed by the pandemic.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R...
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...