Employee-Paid

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Ron Wyden want to ask about vertical integration and affordability.

Out-of-pocket spending is rising faster than wages and inflation, driven in large part by a 65% increase in high-deductible health plan enrollment over the past decade.

For an organization with a mission, looking after the employees is part of the mission.

A new draft model bill could require plan reps to respond to eye doctors' complaints and questions within 24 hours.

"Health care has reclaimed its position as Americans' foremost domestic concern, returning to the top tier after several years when economic matters commanded more attention," according to Gallup.

Government economists predicted in 2010 that the plans would spend $1.6 trillion. The plans actually spent 11% less.