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. She believes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, should be repealed.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.
HYDE-SMITH: MISSISSIPPI RECEIVES ADDITIONAL $3.98 MILLION FOR OPIOID RESPONSE
HYDE-SMITH: MISSISSIPPI RECEIVES ADDITIONAL $3.98 MILLION FOR OPIOID RESPONSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi has been awarded an additional $3.98 million to increase access to opioid treatments.
The state will use the grant, funded through the State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant program, to treat opioid addiction and to reduce unmet treatment needs.
“This funding will allow Mississippi to continue responding to this pervasive problem...
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS INPUT ON REACHING OPIOID ADDICTS IN RURAL AREAS
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS INPUT ON REACHING OPIOID ADDICTS IN RURAL AREAS
Senator Cites Mississippi’s TeleMAT System at Appropriations Hearing Focused on State, Local Work to Fight Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought input on how to expand access to opioid treatment and recovery services in rural states like Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, which...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION ACT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday voted for a bill she cosponsored to strengthen an existing law by requiring health care practitioners to provide appropriate care to newborns who survive abortion procedures.
Hyde-Smith supported a motion to begin debate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.311). Introduced by Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), the measure would require healthcare...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
The Epoch Times
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Bolster Rural Healthcare Providers
By Masooma Haq
Bipartisan legislation will direct funding to rural hospitals and clinics, through the CARES act Provider Relief Fund, shoring up the cracks exposed by the pandemic.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R...
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin
Mississippi Rural Health Centers to Receive $9.2 Million for COVID-19 Testing
By PRESS RELEASE
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provided $225 million to Rural Health Clinics...
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
The Northside Sun, Jackson
SMART Act Could Provide $500 Billion For Local Governments And Free Up Other Federal Funds For Relief
By Steve Wilson
A bill in the U.S. Senate could provide $500 billion in funds to state, local and tribal governments and remove restrictions on previously passed...