Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit on Dec. 10 in Texas state court, accusing Epic of monopolistic control over patient data, limited interoperability, and contractual penalties that hinder switching to competitors.
- The complaint says Epic’s software manages records for more than 325 million patients, representing about 90% of U.S. residents.
- Texas alleges Epic’s patient portal restricts parental proxy access once a child turns 12, blocking medication lists, treatment notes, and provider messages in violation of Texas Health & Safety Code §183.006.
- Epic disputes the allegations, saying physicians and health systems set parental access, and reports facilitating over 725 million record exchanges each month, more than half with non‑Epic systems, plus 2 billion app-sharing events in the past year.
- The filing follows a broader state initiative on parental access, including a recent settlement restoring proxy rights at Austin Diagnostic Clinic, and the case now proceeds as active litigation.