Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont Department of Health's Commissioner of Health, discusses the opioid crisis in America and the policies his state has employed to save lives; Alicia Justice, ASTHO Senior Director of Programmatic Health Equity Initiatives and Strategy, helps members assess their approach to health equity policies; Arthur San Agustin, Director of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, says the omnibus spending bill now before Congress would help U.S. territories avoid a crisis known as the Medicaid cliff; and Carolyn Mullen, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, reminds us that a new Congress means new interest in pandemic-related programs.