HealthPartners

Minnesota-based health systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health have announced a plan to merge, combining two of the region's largest nonprofit care providers. The move would create a broader network of hospitals and clinics across Minnesota and neighboring states. Details on timing, leadership, and regulatory review were not immediately available, and the announcement is already drawing attention across the Upper Midwest.

HealthPartners is set to acquire Essentia Health, a deal that continues a wave of hospital and health system mergers across Minnesota. The combination would bring together two of the state's larger care providers, and it comes as consolidation accelerates industry-wide, raising questions among patients and policymakers about pricing, access and local control of healthcare services.

Midwest nonprofit health systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health have announced plans to merge, a move that would create a larger regional care provider spanning Minnesota and neighboring states. The announcement was reported by Fierce Healthcare. Consolidation among nonprofit hospital systems continues to reshape healthcare delivery and costs across the Upper Midwest.