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HealthPartners and Essentia Health Announce Merger Plans
Original: Midwest nonprofits HealthPartners, Essentia Health announce merger plans
Midwest nonprofit health systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health have announced plans to merge, combining two of the region's major care providers. The deal would create a larger integrated health network spanning Minnesota and neighboring states. Industry watchers are weighing what the combination means for patients, costs and hospital consolidation across the upper Midwest.
Why now: Hospital consolidation continues to reshape US healthcare, and a merger of two major Midwest nonprofit systems has direct implications for regional patients and care access.
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- Midwest nonprofits HealthPartners, Essentia Health announce merger plans · Fierce Healthcare
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