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.


MISS. SENATORS URGE FDA TO REEVALUATE ABORTION PILL APPROVAL

MISS. SENATORS URGE FDA TO REEVALUATE ABORTION PILL APPROVAL

Wicker & Hyde-Smith Join Colleagues in Letter Calling for FDA to Stand for Life 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, are among 51 U.S. Senators who are encouraging the Trump administration to review the recent approval of a generic version of mifepristone, the nation’s leading chemical abortion drug.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith signed a letter to U.S...

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TELEHEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

Resolution Will Help More Americans Learn About Accessing Care Through Telehealth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating September 15-21 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.” 

S.Res.417 recognizes that telehealth has helped millions of Americans across the country access quality health care and has become a critical...

Lawmakers push for more diabetes research

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Lawmakers push for more diabetes research

By Basil John

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Millions of Americans are living with diabetes, including about two million with Type 1 diabetes. Lawmakers and experts say increased research funding is critical to finding better treatments and eventually, a...