About Us

Managed Health Services (MHS) has been serving Wisconsin families for over 25 years. It was founded by Betty Brinn in Milwaukee in 1984. Betty’s mission was to provide excellent health care to low income women and children. Through the years, Managed Health Services has expanded on this mission and now provides managed care services for entire families through the (Medicaid) Badger Care Plus program and for people with disabilities through the Social Security Insurance (SSI) program and our Special Needs Plan through Medicare.

Managed Care Services:

  • Badger Care Plus program (Medicaid)
    • Standard Plan
    • Benchmark Plan
    • Core Plan
  • SSI program
  • Medicare Advantage by MHS

Highlights:

  • Membership of more than 70,000 members
  • Serving members in more than 40 counties throughout Wisconsin
  • More than 100 staff professionals, experienced in health care and who understand the communities that we serve

MHS hires people who have displayed commitment and caring about people and quality health care. The company is made up of bilingual customer service staff, nurses, social workers, behavioral health specialists, out-reach workers, care coordinators, and advocates that can connect with healthcare providers to offer a multidisciplinary approach to wellness.

MHS is committed to expanding the level of preventive services for the people of Wisconsin and is always interested in any outreach or educational events being held in our service areas.

MHS Mission:

Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible quality healthcare services to low-income Wisconsin families.

MHS History Timeline

How We’re Doing (Annual Report Card)

MHS is pleased to share its latest performance report card. This report card provides a snapshot of how MHS performed against state, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), URAC and MHS standards in 2010, and what MHS is doing to improve its health outcomes in 2011.

2010 MHS Annual Report (PDF)

About NHP

You may be a member of Managed Health Services (MHS.) Or, you may be a member of Network Health Plan (NHP.) The BadgerCarePlus and SSI members of both health plans are managed by MHS. MHS began managing the Medicaid and BadgerCare programs of Network Health Plan in 1996. Network Health Plan is also a commercial health insurance plan based in Menasha in Winnebago County.