Reserve and Retirees. A lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, rather than on active duty, is paid on the Guard and Reserve drill pay chart. By drilling one full weekend a month, as of 2012, a lieutenant colonel earned anywhere from $662 a month if he had less than two years of service to a maximum $1,126 a month if he had more than 22 years.
What is Accountable Care? What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)? An ACO is a provider-based organization that takes responsibility for meeting the healthcare needs of a defined population with the goal of simultaneously improving health, improving patient experiences, and reducing per capita costs.
HMO stands for health maintenance organization. An HMO is one type of managed care plan. An HMO covers health care costs and provides health care services in exchange for a single payment per patient.