Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies to address a fundamentally broken health care system...
Call for hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies to address problems in the health care system.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies to address a fundamentally broken health care system that is failing millions of Americans.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies to address a fundamentally broken health care system
Two top lawmakers who deal with health care issues, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are demanding their congressional committees haul the nation’s health insurance CEOs into a hearing to answer tough questions. ... Sanders and Wyden, in an April 1 letter, asked them [committee chairs] to do so.
Sanders, Wyden demand hearings with health insurance CEOs ... are calling on Republican committee leaders to hold hearings with the chief executives of top health insurers in the U.S. as they continue to get rich during a time when health care access and affordability are of top concern.
Sanders and Wyden highlighted the high profits of major health insurance companies and the financial struggles of American families, urging for hearings to hold insurance CEOs accountable.
Evidence
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Ron Wyden called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies to address a fundamentally broken health care system that is failing millions of Americans.
In a letter to committee chairs, Sanders and Wyden highlighted the high profits of major health insurance companies and the financial struggles of American families, urging for hearings to hold insurance CEOs accountable.
Sanders and Wyden wrote to Senate committee chairs, asking them to bring in health care CEOs to testify, highlighting that over one-third of insured individuals have delayed care due to costs.
Sanders and Wyden urged Senate committees to hold hearings with health insurance CEOs to address the high profits of insurers amid rising health care costs for consumers.
In a letter sent to HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, Sanders and Wyden requested hearings with health insurance CEOs to address the disparity between insurance company profits and the financial burdens on American families.
Sanders and Wyden are demanding their congressional committees haul the nation’s health insurance CEOs into a hearing to answer tough questions about their profits and the impact on health care affordability.
Assessments
The pledge was to call for hearings. On April 2, 2026 Senator Sanders (with Senator Wyden) sent formal letters to HELP and Finance Committee chairs and issued press statements publicly demanding hearings with the CEOs of major health insurers. Multiple sources document this request; there is no evidence the hearings occurred, but the promise was to call for hearings and that call was made, so the claim is delivered in the same term.
Multiple sources confirm that Bernie Sanders called for hearings with health insurance CEOs by sending letters to committee chairs and issuing public statements alongside Sen. Wyden. However, there is no direct evidence that the hearings actually took place—only that a serious request and advocacy effort was made to hold them. The effort was significant and well-documented, but the outcome falls short of delivery since the hearings themselves have not occurred.
The evidence consistently shows that Senator Sanders actively called for hearings with health insurance CEOs by sending letters and issuing public statements, fulfilling the promise to push for oversight and accountability in the health care sector. However, there is no evidence that actual hearings took place as a result of these efforts. Thus, the promise was partially fulfilled due to meaningful legislative effort but without completion of the direct outcome (the hearings themselves).