20261123 - HealthPartners/Essentia

HealthPartners and Essentia Health – Community Meeting

DATE: Monday, November 23
TIME: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Duluth, MN (exact location provided after registration through separate attendance registration form)

PLEASE NOTE: Those wishing to speak must ALSO register to attend in order to receive the exact location of the meeting.

Purpose

The purpose of this meeting is to hear community members' perspectives on the proposed transaction involving HealthPartners and Essentia Health. The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office will consider the information presented at this meeting in its review of the proposed transaction, which it is authorized to conduct under Minnesota law.

Agenda

Please allow yourself plenty of time to arrive at the meeting. When you arrive, please sign in at the tables.
The program will start promptly at 6:00 PM with opening comments. Public comments will begin around 6:15 PM. The exact meeting location will be provided after registration through separate attendance registration form.

How to make a public comment

Please keep your comments to 2 minutes to allow as many commenters as possible. The moderator will cue you as you approach the two-minute limit.
If you have a longer comment, please present the highlights and use the written comment option below.

Public comment guidelines

All viewpoints are welcome. Please keep comments respectful and constructive. No personal attacks. Be respectful of other commenters, including those you may disagree with.

Additional Information:

The deadline for pre-registering to speak is 9:00 AM on November 23, 2026. If you preregister to speak, please include your email address.
After pre-registration closes, we will try to confirm on a limited basis. If you do not hear from us, that does not mean you will not speak. There will also be an opportunity to sign up to speak at the meeting on a limited basis.

How to make a written comment

You can submit a public comment at any time on the Minnesota Attorney General Office’s Community Input Form.

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Signing up to speak does not guarantee you will have a speaking spot.
Speakers will only be selected to speak if they will be commenting on the proposed transaction involving HealthPartners and Essentia Health and agree to be respectful.

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By choosing “Accept” below, I consent and acknowledge that the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office is collecting, and will use, the information provided I provide through public comments to identify and evaluate potential violations of Minnesota law and monitor the community’s support for or against the proposed mergers. The information provided through public comments will be accessible to (1) employees and agents of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office whose work assignments reasonably require access; and (2) any member of the public in attendance at the event or via the recording and/or livestream of the event viewable on the Minnesota Attorney General’s social-media pages. Apart from the public access described herein, information provided through public comments shall otherwise be treated as “not public” information under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, see Minn. Stat. §§ 13.39, subd. 2(a), 13.65, subd. 1(c), (d), and shall not be used or disseminated except as authorized under the Act, other applicable state or federal law, or court order. Individuals are not legally required to provide information and there is no consequence for refusing to provide information.