Report Shows Cost Savings, Better Return to Work for In-Network Care

A larger percentage of injured workers treated by network providers returned to work than did those treated outside Texas workers' compensation care networks. The average medical costs for network claims also dropped over the last decade, while non-network costs increased. Those are some of the findings from a new report by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation's Research and Evaluation Group, released Monday. Although some claimants' advocates have said network restrictions tend to limit workers' choice of physicians and other providers, the report is likely to be...