Managed care. Definition. Managed care is a generic term for various health care payment systems that attempt to contain costs by controlling the type and level of services provided. Health maintenance organization (HMO) is a term that is often used synonymously with managed care, but HMOs are actually a particular type of managed care organization.
Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, and is one of the arc's largest volcanoes, located in a remote wilderness approximately 34 miles (55 km) east of Mount St. Helens. The Mount Adams Wilderness comprises the upper and western part of the volcano's cone. The eastern side of the mountain is part of the Yakama Nation. Adams' asymmetrical and broad body rises 1.5 miles (2.4 km) above the Cascade crest.
Mt. Erebus is the largest active volcano and the second tallest volcano on Antarctica, with a summit elevation of 3,795 meters (12,451 feet). It is the highest point on Ross Island, home to both the U.S.-operated McMurdo Station and New Zealandâs main research station, Scott Base.he upper part of Mt. Erebus is a stratovolcano (made of many layers of igneous rock from eruptions) on top of a lower shield structure. The volcano is a little over a million years old, but the upper portion is less than 100,000 years old.