Medical Costs Rose Until 2014, but Have Declined Since

Like a sick patient who developed complications, workers’ compensation medical costs in Texas increased sharply after 2000 and continue to rise in some categories. But thanks in part to fewer claims statewide, the patient has stabilized and total costs are now on the decline. That’s the prognosis from the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Research and Evaluation Group, which produced an 80-page report that details the medical trends and costs for the system. Other factors that helped keep some medical costs down in recent years include the 2011 drug formulary a...