And that fact has almost nothing to do with why he is being honored as a Healthcare Hero. Dr. Pillion is also a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and he is laser focused on helping the Commonwealth stop the opioid crisis in its tracks. In the last session, Delegate Pillion sponsored half a dozen pieces of legislation to curb the opioid problem. All passed unanimously and all were signed by the governor. One piece of legislation formed a prescription guideline workgroup that has already begun its work. Another established a similar group to eliminate barriers to care for substance-exposed infants. Yet another requires electronic prescribing of opioids by 2020. In a legislative environment that sometimes seems to work at a snail’s pace, Dr. Todd Pillion is getting things done today.