HealthPartners (Bloomington, MN) is permanently closing seven clinics plus a drug and alcohol treatment program as the coronavirus outbreak has accelerated a shift to online healthcare. HealthPartners and other clinic networks across Minnesota announced temporary closures for some medical offices this spring. And a recent decline in health insurance customers at HealthPartners, which sells health plans in addition to running nine hospitals and dozens of clinics, may have been a factor in permanently closing the seven clinics, according to Allan Baumgarten, an independent healthcare analyst. Read more.