Medicaid Member Experience Council

The Wisconsin Medicaid Member Experience Council (MMEC) is a group of people with experience using Medicaid. It’s a space to help make it better. The group advises the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and keeps us focused on our members. The goal is to make Wisconsin Medicaid the best it can be.

MMEC ambassadors:

Talk with the Medicaid Director and staff, get updates, have discussions, and ask questions.
Attend eight meetings per year.
Take part in one or two special projects each year to solve problems.
Participate for three years once selected by the Medicaid Director.

Read the MMEC Participant Guide (PDF) to learn more about the group.

We're recruiting!

The MMEC needs a new ambassador who has Medicaid benefits right now or in the last two years, or their caregiver. We are looking for someone living in one of these counties:

Barron County
Buffalo County
Burnett County
Chippewa County
Clark County
Douglas County

Dunn County
Eau Claire County
Jackson County
La Crosse County
Monroe County
Pepin County

Pierce County
Polk County
Rusk County
St. Croix County
Trempealeau County
Washburn County

Anyone with a ForwardHealth card has Medicaid.

We want the MMEC to represent many perspectives from all parts of Wisconsin.

Apply by November 6

Apply online
Fill out the paper application (PDF) and email it to MAC@dhs.wisconsin.gov

For help or to fill out the application in a language other than English, email MAC@dhs.wisconsin.gov or call 608-266-8922.

Solving problems and making improvements

One in five Wisconsinites have health care through Medicaid. That's more than 1 million people, half of which are children.

Nobody knows Medicaid better than our members. Together, the MMEC and DHS talk about how Medicaid coverage is working, what gaps there are, and how we can fix them. This includes looking at:

Additions and changes to covered services

How services work together

Quality of services

Who’s eligible, how enrollment works, and renewals

How members and providers get information

Access to services

How Medicaid works for everyone, no matter their culture, language, and identity

Major issues affecting health services

Council ambassadors

Member voices matter! Council ambassadors include people from all parts of Wisconsin who represent different experiences. This includes:

People who have Medicaid benefits right now, or their caregivers
People who had Medicaid benefits in the last two years, or their caregivers

MMEC Membership Roster
Name	Region	Term End
Rosie Bartel	Northeast	July 8, 2028
Lori Fierst	Southeast	July 8, 2028
Kristin Jorgenson-Dann	Menominee County	August 31, 2029
Forrest Perez	Tribal nation representative	August 31, 2029
Brook Stanley	Milwaukee	July 8, 2028
Nicole Stearns	Northern	July 8, 2028
Emma Tomberlin	Southern	July 8, 2028
Vacant	Western	N/A