Proprietary Information. The mission of the non-profit MEI is to help people with chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health, through research and education. The MEI believes charging a fee for educational materials can be a barrier between patients and the information they need to live successfully with a chronic disease. All MEI-developed patient education materials are therefore free. KS is entirely proprietary to the MEI, but will continue to be available free of charge via the Internet.