Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Epic this week, alleging that the company is monopolizing the EHR market and restricting patients’ access to their own medical data.

Epic’s EHR systems are installed in more than 3,600 hospitals in the U.S., giving the company roughly 42% of the acute care hospital EHR market — far more than any competitor like Oracle Cerner or Meditech . The Verona, Wisconsin-based company generated $5.7 billion in revenue last year.

The lawsuit not only claims that Epic uses its dominant position to stifle competition, but also that it blocks parents’ access to their children’s medical records once they reach a certain age.

“We will not allow woke corporations to undermine the sacred rights of parents to protect and oversee their kids’ medical well-being,”

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