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.


An American national tragedy: Agent Orange veterans need our help now

Jackson Clarion-Ledger

An American national tragedy: Agent Orange veterans need our help now

Charles Terrell, Guest Columnist

There are more veterans who have died from Agent Orange-related diseases than those who died in combat during the Vietnam War. Should a memorial wall be built next to the...

YOUR OPINION: Community Health Centers change lives

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

YOUR OPINION: Community Health Centers change lives

Marquise Smith didn’t know it, but he was in bad shape. “I don’t go to doctors,” he said. “I felt really bad and didn’t have a doctor, so I visited the community health center near my home.” The visit...

Gardner Succeeds in Effort to Help Recruit and Retain Rural Docs

Holyoke (Colo.) Enterprise

Gardner Succeeds in Effort to Help Recruit and Retain Rural Docs

U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) recently applauded the newly finalized Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule to provide reimbursement for time that...