Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE

Senate & House Appropriators Reach Agreement on Resources to Contain, Treat COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the emergency funding package negotiated by congressional appropriators to combat the coronavirus includes a provision to ensure treatment options through telehealth technologies.

Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Telehealth Working Group, worked to...

HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN 

Hyde-Smith and 14 Other Senators Question Ability of Brazil to Meet U.S. Food Safety Standards Consistently

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are suggesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture may need a complete verification process before lifting a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed a letter to...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS DURING HHS BUDGET REVIEW 

Asks Sec. Azar for Details on Budget Request to Improve Access, Aid Troubled Rural Hospitals

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Addresses Rural Health Care Needs in FY2021 HHS Budget Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reaffirmed her commitment to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve rural health care and support financially-troubled rural hospitals.

Hyde-Smith...