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HealthPartners to acquire Essentia Health in Minnesota merger wave

Original: HealthPartners set to acquire Essentia Health amid spate of industry mergers in Minnesota

HealthPartners is set to acquire Essentia Health, a deal that comes as healthcare providers across Minnesota pursue a string of mergers and consolidation. The acquisition would combine two of the state's major health systems, raising questions among patients and industry watchers about how growing consolidation may affect care, costs and competition in the region.

Why now: The announced acquisition of a major Minnesota health system reflects an ongoing wave of healthcare industry consolidation in the state.

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• HealthPartners set to acquire Essentia Health amid spate of industry mergers in Minnesota · CBS News

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