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 BILL REQUIRING FAMILIAL DNA TESTING AT SOUTHERN BORDER

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING FAMILIAL DNA TESTING AT SOUTHERN BORDER

Bill Targets Fabricated Family Ties Used to Facilitate Illegal Entry, Trafficking of Minors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing a bill that would require a DNA test to determine the relationship between illegal immigrants coming across the U.S. border and any accompanying children.

The reintroduction of the End Child...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT ACT’

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘RURAL HOSPITAL SUPPORT ACT’

Bipartisan Measure Seeks Permanent Extension of Key Medicare Programs, Improved Criteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored legislation that would build on her work to ensure more predictable federal resources to help rural hospitals remain open.

The bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act (S.1110) would permanently extend the existing Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) and Low-Volume...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ANNOUNCE ‘KIDS TO PARKS DAY’ RESOLUTION

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ANNOUNCE ‘KIDS TO PARKS DAY’ RESOLUTION

Bipartisan Measure Encourages Youth to Enjoy the Outdoors More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced their bipartisan resolution that encourages children to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 20, 2023, as National Kids to Parks Day.

First celebrated by the National Park Trust, the 13th annual Kids to Parks Day marks the beginning of a...

Opinion: It’s time to rein in dangerous chemical abortion drugs 

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Opinion: It’s time to rein in dangerous chemical abortion drugs 

By Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Opinion Contributors

(The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill.)

Earlier this year, the Biden administration’s...

Aiding rural hospitals: Bipartisan effort emerges in Congress

Chief Healthcare Executive 

Aiding rural hospitals: Bipartisan effort emerges in Congress

A group of Democratic and Republican senators are asking the Biden administration to extend a policy that helps rural hospitals retain staff in areas with low wages.

Ny Ron Southwick

While bipartisan...