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.
Call for Senate hearings with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies to hold them accountable and address problems in the U.S. health care system.
Occurrences
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, are asking the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to organize the hearings. Wyden, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, and Sanders, the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate HELP Committee, wrote in a joint letter that “it is time for our committees to hold the chief executives of the major health insurance companies accountable for their greed.”
Wyden, Sanders Demand Senate Hearings to Hold Insurance CEOs Accountable for their Greed amid Growing Health Care Crisis ... In a letter sent to HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Wyden and Sanders wrote: ... 'It is time for our committees to hold the chief executives of the major health insurance companies accountable for their greed and to address the health care crisis in America, as our colleagues in the House did earlier this year on a bipartisan basis,' the senators concluded.
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are calling on Republican committee leaders to hold hearings with the chief executives of top health insurers in the U.S. ... 'It is time for our committees to hold the chief executives of the major health insurance companies accountable for their greed and to address the health care crisis in America, as our colleagues in the House did earlier this year on a bipartisan basis.'
Senators Bernie Sanders and 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.
formally requested hearings in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) and the Finance Committee with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies in America
Evidence
Senators Ron Wyden and Bernie Sanders 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.
Senators Bernie Sanders and 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.
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden 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.
Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are asking the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to organize hearings with health insurance company chief executive officers.
In a letter dated April 2, 2026, Senators Sanders and Wyden formally requested hearings in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) and the Finance Committee with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies in America.
On April 2, 2026, the Senate HELP Committee acknowledged the request from Senators Sanders and Wyden to hold hearings with health insurance CEOs to address the growing health care crisis.
On January 26, 2026, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to address rising premiums and out-of-pocket costs for American families.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee, called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies.
We write to request hearings in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) and the Finance Committee with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies in America.
House Committee Hearing ... Full Committee Hearing with Health Insurance CEOs ... Committee: House Ways and Means ... Date: 01/22/2026.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate HELP 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.
## May 2026 ... Hearings ... Full Committee Hearing ... Subcommittee Hearing ... Executive Session ... Joint Full Committee Hearing ... Joint Subcommittee Hearing ...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee, today called on committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurance companies... In a letter sent to HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Wyden and Sanders wrote...
Assessments
Evidence shows Sen. Ron Wyden publicly and formally called for Senate hearings with the CEOs of the nation’s largest health insurers (April 2–3, 2026 letter with Sen. Bernie Sanders to HELP and Finance Committee chairs, press releases). The promise was to call for hearings; Wyden made that request directly, which fulfills the stated commitment. While Senate committees had not posted or held such Senate hearings as of late May 2026 (and the House held a similar hearing earlier), that does not negate that Wyden delivered on the action of calling for Senate hearings.
The promise was to call for Senate hearings with CEOs of the largest health insurance companies. In April 2026, while serving as ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Wyden joined Sanders in formally requesting HELP and Finance Committee hearings with those CEOs to address health care system problems. The evidence supports fulfillment of the specific promised action: making the Senate hearing call, not necessarily securing the hearings themselves. The House hearing does not substitute for a Senate hearing, but it does not undermine that Wyden delivered the promised call.
Wyden fulfilled the specific promise by publicly and formally calling for Senate hearings with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies. The April 2-3, 2026 evidence shows Wyden, with Sanders, sent a letter requesting HELP and Finance Committee hearings and issued Senate Finance communications pressing committee leadership to hold those hearings. The later/other House hearing does not itself satisfy a Senate-hearing outcome, but the promise was framed as making the call for Senate hearings, not guaranteeing that Senate leadership would convene them.
The evidence shows that Ron Wyden made formal and public calls for Senate hearings with the CEOs of major health insurance companies, including sending a formal letter to committee leadership and press releases. However, there is no evidence that any Senate hearings were actually held; instead, only the House Ways and Means Committee held such a hearing. Thus, although there was significant effort and a serious attempt to fulfill the promise, the specific outcome—Senate hearings—did not occur.
All available evidence indicates that Ron Wyden publicly and actively called for, requested, and urged Senate committee leadership to hold hearings with the CEOs of the largest health insurance companies. However, there is no documentation that such hearings actually took place as a result of his effort, nor any indication the promise's main outcome—senate hearings with the CEOs—was fulfilled. Wyden made a serious legislative attempt by formally requesting these hearings, which demonstrates significant effort, but as the outcome was not delivered, the appropriate judgment is 'never' with an effort badge.