Workers' compensation report and studies
- Division of Workers' Compensation reports
- Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group Research Agenda
- Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group reports & studies
Also Available: Workers' Compensation publications & brochures | data calls
Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group – Research Agenda
- Proposed 2025 | memo
- FY 2024 | memo
- FY 2023 | memo
- FY 2022
- FY 2021
- FY 2020
- FY 2019
- FY 2018
- FY 2017
- FY 2016
- FY 2015
- FY 2014 | Accessible version
- FY 2013 | Accessible version
- FY 2012 | Accessible version
- FY 2011 | Accessible version
- FY 2010 | Accessible version
- FY 2009 | Accessible version
- FY 2008 | Accessible version
- FY 2007 | Accessible version
- FY 2006
Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group - reports and studies
Medical benefits/access to medical care
- Access to Medical Care in the Texas Workers' Compensation System
- Analysis of Designated Doctor Exams in The Texas Workers’ Compensation System, 2010-2015, September, 2018
- Outcome Comparisons of Return to Work Rehabilitation Programs by Accreditation Status, September, 2017
- Health Care Cost and Utilization in the Texas Workers' Compensation System
Heath Care Cost and Utilization in the Texas Workers' Compensation System
Pharmacy benefits
- Pharmacy Cost and Utilization in the Texas Workers' Compensation System | snapshot, September 2023
- Analysis of Injured Employee Outcomes After the Texas Pharmacy Closed Formulary, October 2019
- Baseline Evaluation of the Utilization and Cost Patterns of Compounded Drugs - Report | PowerPoint presentation, May, 2017
- Impact of the Texas Pharmacy Closed Formulary
- Insurance Carrier Pharmacy Closed Formulary Data Call Results on Legacy N-Drug Claims
- FY 2011 Pharmacy Utilization and Cost in the Texas Workers' Compensation System, October, 2011
Return to work
- Return-to-Work Outcomes for Texas Injured Employees
- Return-to-Work Outcomes in the Texas Workers' Compensation System (2012 Biennial Report), December, 20
COVID-19 in the Texas Workers' Compensation System
- 6/2/23
- 3/29/23
- 12/20/22
- An Overview of COVID-19 Claims in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System | snapshot 11/10/22
- 8/29/22
- 5/31/22
- 3/2/22
- 12/8/21
- 8/30/21
- 6/2/21
- 3/4/21
- 12/17/20
- 11/10/20
Employer participation in the Texas Workers' Compensation System
- 2022 Estimates| snapshot
- 2018 Estimates
- 2016 Estimates
- 2014 Estimates
- 2012 Estimates
- 2012 Biennial Report
WC health care networks
- Workers' Compensation Network Report Card
- Workers' Compensation Health Care Networks, December, 2012
- Access to Care, Satisfaction with Care, and Health-related Outcomes, December, 2012
Utilization and Cost of Hospital/Institutional Services in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System
Medical Necessity Dispute Resolution Trends
Evaluation of Telemedicine Services in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System
Biennial Report - Setting the Standard: An Analysis of the Impact of the 2005 Legislative Reforms on the Texas Workers' Compensation System
Injuries and claims
- Injured Employees with Multiple Injuries and Claims in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System, May, 2018
Dispute resolution
- Income Benefit Disputes in the Texas Workers' Compensation System, 2003-2013, July, 2014
- Dispute Resolution and Complaint Trends, December, 2012
Income benefits
- Income Benefit Adequacy in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System
- Comparison of the AMA Guides - 4th, 5th, and 6th Editions, 2011, June, 2011
Insurance market, rates, and effectiveness
- Effects of Reforms on the Insurance Market, December, 2012
- Costs to Employers and Efficiencies in the Texas Workers' Compensation System, September, 2011
Previous REG reports and studies
Earlier reports and studies are archived, and all of the archived publications are available on request. Please refer to the list of archived REG reports and studies and contact us for these reports.