CMS awards $66.1 million to territories, Florida to fight Zika

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awarded $66.1 million in funding to health departments in American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida to help combat the Zika virus. Funds will support prevention activities and treatment services for health conditions related to the virus, including improving provider capacity and capability, CMS said. Puerto Rico received $60.6 million of the funding, which was allocated to territories, states and tribal organizations based on the percent of active or local cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the size of the population in those areas.