Attorney General Ellison should intervene and reject Allina acquisition by California hospital giant

By: Thomas Lane

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 1,252

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Minnesota has had the bad luck of recently being the site of significant hospital merger and acquisition drama. In 2022-23, South Dakota-based behemoth Sanford Health attempted to merge with Minnesota’s Fairview Health. Fortunately, that merger fell apart after public outrage over the deal’s likely side effects for Minnesota patients.

But now, we are back at it again. On March 17, California-based Sutter Health and Allina Health announced the former’s intent to acquire Allina …

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