What does the Allina-Sutter Health deal mean? We asked an expert in health care business Allina Heath, which owns and operates United Hospital in St. Paul, will retain its brand and headquarters under the deal but serve as Sutter’s Upper Midwest Division.

I spoke with Joe White of the University of St. Thomas and Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Odette, who leads health care transaction review for the attorney general's office, about this proposed deal. Here's what they had to say:

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