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Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered healthcare reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care.  She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.

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.


How Congress can Help Families in Times of Economic Turbulence

Concerned Women for America

How Congress can Help Families in Times of Economic Turbulence

By Maggie McKneely

Between the chaos of the COVID pandemic and the out-of-control inflation caused by Biden-era policies, Americans have taken a hit to their pocketbooks over the past several years. In a...

Three Mississippi hospitals approved for rural program

WJTV-TV Jackson

Three Mississippi hospitals approved for rural program

By Sethanie Smith

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said three Mississippi hospitals have been approved to participate in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) program through the...

SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

SENS. HYDE-SMITH & KING INTRODUCE ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ACT’

Bipartisan Bill Would Set First Federal Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Healthcare Workers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Angus King (I-Maine) on Monday introduced legislation to address escalating incidences of violence against healthcare workers by establishing federal criminal penalties for assaulting hospital employees.

The bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (S.1600) would help...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES WANT TO ENCOURAGE ORGAN DONATIONS BY PROTECTING DONORS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES WANT TO ENCOURAGE ORGAN DONATIONS BY PROTECTING DONORS

Bill Introduced to Shield Living Donors from Denied Coverage, Higher Insurance Premiums

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation to encourage organ donations by shielding donors from the threat of losing or paying more on health insurance premiums.

The Living Donor Protection Act (S.1552) would protect the rights of...

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADDRESS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH OUTLOOK AS NIH CHANGES LOOM

HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE ADDRESS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH OUTLOOK AS NIH CHANGES LOOM

Miss. Senator Looks at Possible Effects for UMMC, Jackson Heart Study, University-based Research

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Explores Outlook for Biomedical Research in Mississippi Amid Possible Budget Changes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today explored how potential changes in National Institutes of Health budgeting could affect biomedical research activities in Mississippi, where such...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF THREE MISS. HOSPITALS IN RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES THE INCLUSION OF THREE MISS. HOSPITALS IN RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

Greenwood, Magee & Wayne Hospitals Chosen for CMS Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, Improved Federal Reimbursements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the approval for Greenwood Leflore Hospital (GLH), Magee General Hospital, and Wayne General Hospital to participate in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD)...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & SCHATZ LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, PERMANENTLY SECURE FLEXIBILITIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & SCHATZ LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, PERMANENTLY SECURE FLEXIBILITIES

Bipartisan Group of Senators Renews Push to Enact Most Extensive Telehealth Legislation in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Wednesday led 60 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort to reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.

T...