Kristen Schorsch

reporter

Kristen Schorsch is a health care reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business, where since 2011 she has followed the money within the hospital, health insurance and pharmaceutical industries and covered their dramatic transformations under the Affordable Care Act. Previously, she spent eight years as a reporter covering crime, courts, government, higher education and news of the weird for the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Southtown and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. A University of Illinois graduate, Kristen is a longtime board member of the Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in the nation.

Articles

Are hospital beds going unfilled in your region? Ask the data

We've all heard the stories of hospital closures, but what about when hospital beds go unfilled? Kristen Schorsch of Crain's Chicago Business examined the trend of "overbedded" hospitals in Illinois and shares tips and resources on how to report similar stories in your region.