Lauren Sausser, South Carolina correspondent, covers health care across the South. She is based in Charleston, where she spent nine years covering health care at The Post and Courier. She has received awards from the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, and other groups. In 2016, she was part of a reporting team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. In 2017, Lauren was recognized as the reporter of the year by the South Carolina Press Association. Lauren holds degrees from Clemson University and Columbia University.