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
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...
As farm bill stalls, beef labeling gets a new life
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As farm bill stalls, beef labeling gets a new life
By Bill Bullard
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who called their U.S. senators urging them to support a “yes” vote for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in the 2026 farm bill. You won the vote on Aug. 6 in the...
Groundbreaking held for Lakeland Drive pedestrian, bike bridge in Jackson
Tippah News
Groundbreaking held for Lakeland Drive pedestrian, bike bridge in Jackson
Jon Ross Myers
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said community leaders, project partners and elected officials gathered to mark the groundbreaking of a pedestrian and biking bridge on Lakeland Drive...
UMMC granted $2.4 million to renovate cancer research space that has not been updated in 30 years
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UMMC granted $2.4 million to renovate cancer research space that has not been updated in 30 years
By Caleb Salers
More money is heading to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to help the state’s largest hospital earn National Cancer Center Institute...