Managed Health Services Honored With Indiana Primary Health Care Association's 2010 "Corporate Partner of the Year" Award

Online, November 30, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) has named Managed Health Services (MHS) its 2010 "Corporate Partner of the Year."

Established in 1982, IPHCA advocates for quality health care for everyone residing in Indiana and supports the development of community-oriented primary care initiatives (including Community Health Centers, or CHCs) that are affordable, available, accessible, appropriate and acceptable. "We are pleased to announce MHS as our 2010 Corporate Partner of the Year", said Phil Morphew, CEO of IPHCA. "MHS has proven itself to be a true partner to community health centers throughout Indiana, and we are looking forward to continuing and building on our long relationship of serving the health care needs of Hoosiers."

MHS works in partnership with community health centers on innovative outreach programs across the state to increase access to primary care for Indiana families enrolled in the state's Hoosier Healthwise and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and, beginning in January 2011, the Healthy Indiana Plan. For example, MHS brings patients and doctors together through the "Health Check Health Day" program, designed to encourage and support the "medical home" and foster the primary care-patient relationship.

The award recognizes an IPHCA Corporate Partner that has demonstrated a strong commitment to IPHCA's mission and vision in the following ways: participating in collaborative efforts to help high-risk populations in Indiana; fostering advocacy on behalf of access to primary care for high-risk populations in Indiana; or by providing significant resources for the work of IPHCA or an IPHCA member Community Health Center.

"It's truly an honor to win this award, especially because it highlights the strong partnership MHS enjoys with the community-based health centers IPHCA represents," said MHS CEO Patrick Rooney. "It's this partnership that empowers our members to positively impact their health. It also allows MHS to reach out to the community at large through health fairs, health education events, local community health center sponsorships and other important community initiatives."

For more, visit MHS online at mhsindiana.com.

About Managed Health Services
Managed Health Services Indiana (MHS) is a health maintenance organization that has been serving the Hoosier Healthwise and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) population in partnership with the Hoosier Healthwise Program since 1995 and beginning in January 2011, the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP). MHS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation®, a leading, multi-line healthcare enterprise offering both core Medicaid and specialty services. For more, contact MHS, 1099 N. Meridian St., Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Contact MHS at (800) 647-4848 or visit MHS online at www.mhsindiana.com.com.

About Centene Corp.
Centene Corp., a Fortune 500 company, is a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise that provides programs and related services to the rising number of under-insured and uninsured individuals. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and long-term care, in addition to other state-sponsored programs, and Medicare (Special Needs Plans). Centene's CeltiCare subsidiary offers states unique "exchange-based" and other cost-effective coverage solutions for low-income populations. The Company operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health, life and health management, managed vision, telehealth services, and pharmacy benefits management. More information regarding Centene is available at www.centene.com.