Health Care

HYDE-SMITH APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS APPROVED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today approved a resolution to confirm the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee assignments for U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.).

“Senators from Mississippi have a proud tradition of serving on the Appropriations Committee, and I look forward to being a good steward of taxpayer dollars as the committee works on fiscal year 2019 bills,” Hyde-Smith said.

Hyde-Smith has been...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.58 MILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the State of Mississippi has been awarded a $3.58 million grant to fight the opioid crisis.

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services will use the Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) grant to build on prevention and recovery strategies to reduce opioid abuse.  The state received an initial $3.58...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REQUEST RETURN TO REAGAN-ERA TITLE X REGULATIONS TO PREVENT TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTION PROVIDERS

Miss. Senators Assert Current Regulations Undermine Law Preventing Federal Funding for Abortions

WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 41 Senators calling for a return to regulations to bar Title X Family Planning grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics, or from promoting, counseling, or referring clients...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS AT HHS BUDGET REVIEW HEARING
 
Seeks Details on How First Medicare-Medicaid Rural Health Strategy Will Benefit Mississippi
 

Watch Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Rural Health:  http://bit.ly/2rzR2xo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today turned her focus toward a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Strategy and how it will help improve healthcare for Mississippians living in rural areas.
 
Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS AT HHS BUDGET REVIEW HEARING
 
Seeks Details on How First Medicare-Medicaid Rural Health Strategy Will Benefit Mississippi
 

Watch Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith on Rural Health:  http://bit.ly/2rzR2xo
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today turned her focus toward a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Strategy and how it will help improve healthcare for Mississippians living in rural areas.
 
Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS WICKER’S ‘NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION’ BILL

Senator Praises President Trump for Renewing Reagan-Era Regulations Restricting Funds for Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortion procedures.

The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (S.184), introduced by U.S...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO IMPROVE VETERANS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
 
Senate Sends President a Bill to Lift Barriers to Care for Veterans, Emphasis on Rural Areas
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send President Trump extensive reform legislation to improve veterans’ healthcare by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.
 
Hyde-Smith on Wednesday voted with the Senate to give final approval to the VA Maintaining Internal Systems...