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Texas AG partially retreats from Epic lawsuit. The Texas Attorney General's office has dropped its deceptive practices claims against Epic Systems — the ones alleging the EHR giant blocked parents from accessing their minor children's medical records — citing Epic's recent software changes. The antitrust claims, however, are still very much alive.
Texas trims its Epic lawsuit, but the antitrust battle rages on
The Texas Attorney General's office has filed a notice of partial non-suit, dropping its deceptive practices claims against Epic Systems. Those claims alleged that Epic's default software settings restricted parents from viewing their minor children's medical records — hiding medication lists, treatment notes, and provider messages once a child turns 12. The AG's office cited Epic's "recent changes to its software" as the reason for the retreat.
Epic pushed back, calling the dropped claims riddled with "significant inaccuracies." The company maintains it never controlled parental access decisions — that responsibility, it argues, belongs to doctors and health systems, not EHR vendors.
The antitrust fight, however, is far from over. Texas is pressing forward with claims that Epic uses exclusionary tactics to monopolize the EHR market, harming hospitals and patients by raising costs and stifling innovation.
Key Takeaways:
Why it matters: This case sits at the intersection of EHR market dominance, parental rights in healthcare, and state-level health policy — with real implications for how health tech companies configure software across jurisdictions with varying laws.