{"id":1414,"date":"2016-08-21T20:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T20:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/dr-neel-mehta-featured-in-business-insider\/"},"modified":"2021-02-20T00:55:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T00:55:42","slug":"dr-neel-mehta-featured-in-business-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/dr-neel-mehta-featured-in-business-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Neel Mehta Featured in Business Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the debate over the use of opioids versus alternative therapies to treat chronic pain, what role do insurance companies play?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weillcornell.org\/neelmehta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Neel Mehta<\/a>, medical director of Weill Cornell&#8217;s Pain Medicine Center and assistant professor of anesthesiology, was featured in a Business Insider article that looked at insurance coverage for non-opioid pain treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of the pain specialists Business Insider spoke to agree that insurance companies have become increasingly restrictive in recent years,&#8221; the article stated.<\/p>\n<p>Read Dr. Mehta&#8217;s comments at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/doctors-insurance-companies-policies-opioid-use-2016-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc_2625_1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Neel Mehta Featured in Business Insider\" width=\"800\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc_2625_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc_2625_1-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc_2625_1-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comprehensivespine.weillcornell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc_2625_1-480x231.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the debate over the use of opioids versus alternative therapies to treat chronic pain, what role do insurance companies play? 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