The first thing Mr. Mamdani will need to get right: Any new system has to include the full range of child care options ...

Health care rules and regulations govern how payers and providers interact, how providers charge for services, and ultimately how much a family must pay for these services in the US. Unfortunately, ...

One of the most serious findings in the report from the state auditor general was that 60% of observed calls from providers ...

Observation care carries various definitions, and is implemented inconsistently, but sits right at the center of the inpatient admission decision made millions of times a day that serves as one of the ...

This is the first post in a two-part series on day care. By now we all know the importance of the first three years of a child's life. Who cares for a baby or toddler and how they are cared for is ...

Improving practices surrounding outpatient observation by creating dedicated observation units with defined protocols could improve bed capacity and quality of care, according to an article in Health ...

The Center for American Progress has developed a data dashboard that allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics, including access ...

Hospital readmissions seem an elephant unable to leave the room: Many states have 30-day readmission rates that are 20 percent or higher, linked to chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure ...

The Child Care for Working Families Act would invest in the United States’ care infrastructure, growing the economy while lowering child care costs for the middle class. A mother holds her young child ...

As she was preparing to send her oldest baby to day care for the first time, Philadelphia mom Elena Anthes was “filled with dread.” “I was worried that our choice [of day care] wasn’t the right one, ...