Healthcare DIVE December 12, 2025
The suit also accuses Epic of restricting parents’ access to children’s medical records. Epic called the complaint “flawed and misguided.”
Dive Brief:
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Epic, alleging the electronic health record giant wields monopolistic control over patients’ medical data.
- The lawsuit, filed in a Texas state court on Wednesday, also accuses Epic of restraining parents’ access to their children’s health information. The suit pointed to default settings on the company’s MyChart patient portal that limit parent proxy use when a patient turns 12 years old.
- The suit is “flawed and misguided,” failing to understand Epic’s business model and its position in the market, an Epic spokesperson told Healthcare Dive.
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