Management Team
BEN CAMPBELL, CEO
Former Texas state legislator, spearheaded legislation to enable Professional Employer Organization to self-insure in the state of Texas.
Ben Campbell served as a Texas state legislator over a period of ten years marking his tenure with notable legislative efforts that left a lasting impact on the state’s policy landscape. His career in the Texas House of Representatives spanned five legislative sessions, beginning with the 69th Legislature on January 8, 1985, and concluding with the 73rd Legislature on January 10, 1995. Campbell’s legislative journey was characterized by a steady rise in responsibilities and influence, highlighted by his leadership in enabling Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) to self-insure within Texas, a landmark move that underscored his commitment to innovative policy solutions.
Throughout his legislative service, Campbell held various influential positions, including chairing the County Affairs Committee during the 73rd Legislature and serving as Vice Chair of the Calendars and County Affairs Committees in previous sessions. His committee assignments were diverse, covering crucial areas such as General Investigating, Licensing and Administrative Procedures, Agriculture and Livestock, Ways and Means, Science and Technology, and Environmental Affairs, among others. This wide-ranging committee involvement reflects Campbell’s broad legislative focus and his efforts to address a spectrum of issues critical to Texas’ development and governance. His legislative work, particularly in areas impacting local governance, agriculture, environmental policy, and technological advancement, showcases a legacy of multifaceted contributions to the state’s legislative record.
Committee Information
72nd R.S. – 1991, Agriculture and Livestock, Calendars (Vice Chair), County Affairs (Vice Chair), Ways and Means
71st R.S. – 1989, County Affairs (Vice Chair), Science and Technology
70th R.S. – 1987, County Affairs, Science and Technology
69th R.S. – 1985, County Affairs, Environmental Affairs, Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight, Texas Shrimp and Oyster Industry.
Advisors
DAN CHEPKAUSKAS, Founder and Executive Director of Patient Choice Coalition (PCC)
Dan has over 28 years of experience in Legislative and Business consulting, with an additional five years of overseas business planning experience. He has started his own private businesses in the housing, apartment, food services, retail, real estate development, and consulting industries. From 1981 to 1986, he was responsible for planning and cost analysis for Arabian American Oil Company in Dhahran, Abqaiq and Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. During the period 1986 through 2007, Dan lobbied in the state of Oklahoma for companies and associations such as Dean Witter Reynolds, Abate, Pool and Spa builders of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Denturist Association, and IBM. Dan Chepkauskas graduated with degrees in Business Management, Business Finance as well as an MBA from University of Alabama and has been married to his wife Susan for over 35 years. He has two children – Daniel, a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a bachelor’s in business administration, and Robyn, a graduate of Rogers State University with a bachelor’s in fine arts.
In 2007, Dan founded a governmental affairs organization called the Patient Choice Coalition of Texas. The Coalition includes various types/specialties of health care providers and their patients for the express purpose of reforming our health care system. In 2018, the Patient Choice Coalition expanded to the state of Oklahoma and now currently assists its clients in more than ten (10) different states. By representing a wide variety of health care providers and their patients, the Patient Choice Coalition has strength in numbers to accomplish its goals.
Legislative Accomplishments:
- H.B. 574 by Rep. Greg Bonnen
- Texas Legislation passed to prohibit the practice of “delisting”.
- Delisting is a practice where insurers will terminate a referring physician’s contract for making out-of-network referrals. This practice is tortious interference of a patient’s health insurance contract and ultimately undermines out-of-network benefits.
- H.B. 2022 by Rep. Tom Oliverson
- Texas legislation passed that enable’s patients to offset out-of-pocket insurance costs when paying cash.
- S.B. 490 by Sen. Bryan Hughes
- Texas Legislation passed to require health care facilities provide an itemized bill to patients
- H.B. 2323 by Rep. Avery Frix
- Oklahoma Legislation passed to prohibit the practice of delisting.
- Delisting is a practice where insurers will terminate a referring physician’s contract for making out-of-network referrals. This practice is tortious interference of a patient’s health insurance contract and ultimately undermines out-of-network benefits.
- H.B. 1504 by Rep. Sneed
- Oklahoma Legislation passed to enable out-of-network health care providers receive compensation directly from an insurer if a patient signs an assignment of benefits.