In 2007, Dan founded the Patient Choice Coalition of Texas which is actively engaged in combining patient issues with those of health care providers and perusing remedies through the Legislative process. This proactive approach is the first “grass roots” effort of its kind committed to solutions through free market ideas.

PCCOT and its team of lobbyists continually work to inform Legislators about the current state of healthcare. PCCOT works throughout each full year involving itself in campaigns held across Texas as they assist in electing officials who not only understand their issues but are also willing to fight for them.

Since its formation, PCCOT has been strategically working with the Texas State Legislature, Attorney General, Texas Department of Insurance and others to counteract efforts by insurance companies imposing onerous rules and regulations on referring physicians which are designed to dissuade patients from using their out-of-network benefits.

As prompted by PCCOT, Legislators have written cease and desist letters to insurers designed to assist healthcare providers who have been adversely affected by having their contracts terminated (delisting).

In addition, the Coalition has drafted and introduced new legislation that would prohibit the delisting practice. It is also poised to introduce in the Texas State Senate and House of Representatives legislation that would require insurance companies to comply with market-based reimbursement using a charge-based methodology to be tracked and confirmed by a free-market driven database.

PCCOT is leading the charge in free-market reimbursements and coined the term “Transparency,” where insurance companies should be legally bound to allow patients to make informed decisions when selecting a healthcare facility as well as healthcare policy.

Dan has over 28 years of experience in Legislative and Business consulting, with an additional five years of overseas business planning. He has personally started up 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 is also a Board Member of the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) and President of the Board for DMI (Downtown Muskogee, Inc.).

Dan Chepkauskas graduated with degrees in Business Management, Business Finance, as well as an MBA from the University of Alabama, and is married to his wife Susan of 35 years along with two children – Daniel, a graduate of ORU with a Bachelors in Business Administration, and daughter Robyn, a graduate of RSU with a Bachelors in Fine Arts.