More Than Half of Providers Rated High-Tier Performers

More than half of the health care providers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation audited in 2025 were rated as "high-tier" performers. The 2025 audits analyzed the completeness of providers' work status reports, including whether the reports included a satisfactory medical explanation for why a worker's injury prevented a return to work. Providers were separately rated on the timeliness of medical evaluation reports. The division said 68 of the 129 providers whose medical evaluation reports were reviewed for timeliness were rated as high-tier, while ano...