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.
Here are the other namesakes of our featured mountains. 1  Mount Adams: U.S. President John Adams. 2  Mount Baker: Third Lieutenant Joseph Baker (a member of Vancouver's expedition) 3  Desolation Peak: So named after a forest fire swept the slopes bare in 1926.  Glacier Peak: Based on an 1870 survey by Daniel Linsley.