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 Signed into the 21st Century Cures Act, which funds the President’s $1 billion proposal to combat the opioid epidemic and enacts mental health reforms focused on serious mental illness, suicide prevention, and mental health parity protections

 Developed a comprehensive, intergovernmental strategy to combat outbreaks of the flu (H1N1), Ebola, and other infectious diseases, and to address critical prescription drug shortages

 Expanded access to medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorders

 Released a new guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain to help primary care providers ensure the safest and most effective treatment for their patients

 Announced a new $11 million funding opportunity to States to purchase the opioid overdose reversal drug, naloxone, and train first responders and others in its use

 Announced a Presidential Memorandum requiring Federal Departments to provide training on appropriate opioid prescribing to Federal health care professionals and requiring Departments to develop plans to address barriers to opioid use disorder treatment in Federal programs.

 Required substance use disorder benefits to be included in all health plans offered in the individual and small group insurance markets

 Finalized mental health and substance use disorder parity rules to ensure greater equity between these benefits and medical and surgical care benefits in group, individual and Medicaid health plans.

 Collected a record amount of unused prescription drugs through the 2016 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

 Launched a heroin response strategy through public health-public safety partnerships in regional High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas in Appalachia, New England, Philadelphia/Camden, New York/New Jersey, Washington/Baltimore, Ohio and Michigan

 Amplified the first-ever Surgeon General Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health covering prevention, treatment and recovery