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 COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CAP OUT-OF-POCKET INSULIN COSTS 

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CAP OUT-OF-POCKET INSULIN COSTS 

INSULIN Act Would Limit Out-of-Pocket Cost at $35, Reinforce Patient Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday agreed to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of insulin, reinforce patient protections, and make the lifesaving medicine more accessible for Mississippians living with diabetes.

The Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now ...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

Hyde-Smith Delivers Floor Speech Encouraging Congress to Act on Two Bipartisan Bills to Curb Prior Authorization Requirements

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Urges Colleagues to Act on Legislation to Place Restrictions on Prior Authorization Power Held by Health Insurance Companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized the use of prior authorization by health...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM

Magnolia State Joins CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, Key to More Sustained Resources for Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program.

Mississippi is among 10 new states included in the federal CCBHC...

Members of Congress praise pregnancy help at D.C. advocacy training

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Members of Congress praise pregnancy help at D.C. advocacy training

By Lisa Bourne

Federal lawmakers offered marked praise for pregnancy help providers and the work they do during a recent training event in the nation’s capital.

Telling Our Story: The Keys to Unlocking...

UMMC Opens New Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit  

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UMMC Opens New Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit  

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Through a collaborative effort between the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, the University of Mississippi Medical Center has opened a dedicated unit within...

Joe Biden Used Law Protecting Pregnant Workers to Promote Abortions

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Joe Biden Used Law Protecting Pregnant Workers to Promote Abortions

National  |  Lisa Bourne  |   May 29, 2026   |   7:36PM   |  Washington, DC

Fifty Members of Congress submitted an amicus brief arguing that the Biden Administration illegally commandeered the Pregnant Workers...

PREGNANCY CENTERS

PREGNANCY CENTERS

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 12
(Senate - January 23, 2024) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to tell you the story of one 
of my constituents named Hannah. When faced with an unplanned 
pregnancy, Hannah chose life for her baby with the help of a pregnancy 
cent...

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 631

UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 631

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 108
(Senate - June 21, 2023) PDF

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?
  
  The Senator from Mississippi.
  
  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, this bill presents a solution in 
search of a problem. Unfortunately, it...

MARCH FOR LIFE

MARCH FOR LIFE

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 15
(Senate - January 24, 2023) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, this past Friday, tens of thousands 
of pro-life Americans came to Washington, DC, to march for the 50th 
consecutive year to be a voice for the voiceless. They marched because 
t...