HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS HEALTH CARE DELAYS AS INSURERS GET INBETWEEN PATIENTS & THEIR DOCTORS

Hyde-Smith Delivers Floor Speech Encouraging Congress to Act on Two Bipartisan Bills to Curb Prior Authorization Requirements

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Urges Colleagues to Act on Legislation to Place Restrictions on Prior Authorization Power Held by Health Insurance Companies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized the use of prior authorization by health...

HYDE-SMITH GETS POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON MISS. DISASTER REQUEST FOR TORNADO RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

HYDE-SMITH GETS POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON MISS. DISASTER REQUEST FOR TORNADO RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Also Asks Homeland Sec. Mullin for Clarification on Possible FEMA Aid Threshold Reforms

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Gets Positive Feedback from Homeland Security Secretary Mullin on Mississippi’s Latest Disaster Declaration Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she’s optimistic President Trump will approve the State of Mississippi’s latest...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS TO WORK WITH FOREST SERVICE CHIEF ON MISS. TORNADO & WINTER STORM FERN CLEANUP

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS TO WORK WITH FOREST SERVICE CHIEF ON MISS. TORNADO & WINTER STORM FERN CLEANUP

Senator Presses for Progress to Mitigate Wildfire Threats in Storm-Damaged National Forests in Mississippi

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Forest Service Chief Discuss Recovery Needs for Storm-damaged National Forests in Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday offered to work with Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to ensure his agency has the resources...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM

Magnolia State Joins CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, Key to More Sustained Resources for Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) program.

Mississippi is among 10 new states included in the federal CCBHC...

HYDE-SMITH WEIGHS PROS & CONS FOR MISS. IN FY27 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET

HYDE-SMITH WEIGHS PROS & CONS FOR MISS. IN FY27 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET

Miss. Senator Back Continued Essential Air Service Funding, Other Infrastructure Grant Programs Benefitting Rural Communities

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Weighs Pros and Cons for Mississippi in FY2027 Transportation Budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week weighed the pros and cons for Mississippi in the administration’s FY2027 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2026 Memorial Day Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in which she encouraged Mississippians and all Americans to live in a way that reflects the values for which American service members died defending.

“This Memorial Day, let us live in a way that reflects the values they defended –...

HYDE-SMITH LINES UP NIH SUPPORT FOR UMMC NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE DESIGNATION

HYDE-SMITH LINES UP NIH SUPPORT FOR UMMC NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE DESIGNATION

Miss. Senator Uses Budget Hearing to Highlight Cancer Center & Research Institute as Key to Improving State Health Outcomes

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks Commitments for UMMC Gaining National Cancer Center Designation.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith with Ashleigh Parker, Cancer Survivor and Co-founder of DeSoto Hope Community Cancer Support.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES SENATE PASSAGE OF RURAL HOSPITAL LEGISLATION

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES SENATE PASSAGE OF RURAL HOSPITAL LEGISLATION

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act to Extend Program Used by Six Mississippi Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to reauthorize a federal health program that currently supports six rural Mississippi Hospitals.

The Senate late Wednesday approved the Rural Community Hospital...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS H-2A VISA DELAYS, RED TAPE MUST BE FIXED TO HELP MISS. AG PRODUCERS

HYDE-SMITH SAYS H-2A VISA DELAYS, RED TAPE MUST BE FIXED TO HELP MISS. AG PRODUCERS

Acting Labor Sec. Tells Hyde-Smith Reorganization Will Improve Process to Hire Temporary Foreign Farm Laborers

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Labor Department Head Discuss H-2A Visa Program Reforms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for the U.S. Department of Labor to improve its handling of an H-2A visa program now plagued by serious delays and regulatory...

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 16 AS NATIONAL KIDS TO PARKS DAY

Hyde-Smith, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Resolution Encouraging Families to Explore America’s Parks & Public Lands

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that designates, Saturday, May 16, as National Kids to Park Day to encourage children and families across the country to spend more time outdoors. 

The Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.734)...