Ken Paxton, the state attorney general with the most legal wins for both Trump Administration presidential terms, filed a lawsuit against Epic Systems Corporation (“Epic”).
He accuses them of unlawfully monopolizing the electronic health records industry. He also claims they engage in deceptive practices that restrict parental access to their minor children’s medical records.
Epic’s database software houses more than 325 million patient records, representing 90% of all U.S. citizens.
The controversial corporation employs various exclusionary tactics. These tactics prevent potential competition from its partners, customers, and even its own employees.
Epic interferes with hospitals’ ability to use their own patient data. This is part of its scheme to block software competitors.
As a result, Texas patients experience diminished quality of health care. This occurs because their preferred physicians receive incomplete or out-of-date patient health records.
These anticompetitive practices further harm Texas hospitals and Texas patients by raising costs and blocking innovative technologies.
Epic exploits its control over patient medical records. It does not own this data.
Epic automatically hides children’s medication lists, treatment notes, and provider messages from parents when their child turns twelve years old.
These deceptive practices undermine the fundamental right of parents to direct their children’s healthcare and clearly violate Tex. Health & Safety Code § 183.006, which grants parents complete and unrestricted access to their children’s medical records.
“We will not allow woke corporations to undermine the sacred rights of parents to protect and oversee their kids’ medical well-being,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This lawsuit aims to ensure that Texans can readily obtain access to these records and benefit from the lower costs and innovation that come from a truly competitive electronic health records market.”
This suit is a part of Attorney General Paxton’s broader effort. He aims to stop electronic health record vendors from unlawfully restricting parental access to minors’ medical records.
Earlier in 2025, the Office of the Attorney General secured a settlement with Austin Diagnostic Clinic (“ADC”) that required full restoration of parental proxy access for children aged 12 to 17.
The Attorney General has also issued civil investigative demands to other electronic health record (“EHR”) software providers. This is to ensure those companies follow Texas law. It is also to ensure they respect parental rights in the medical setting.
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We need obligatory paper files, in the physicians’ offices, that can be separate from any online ones, for immediate access. Online is great, when it’s not like this scenario, but being able to look things up and fax the info to another doctor, or the parents, was working just fine, so why not have both?
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