Medical mecca. Foreign patients flock to Miami seeking care and service.
Just like every place else in the U.S., hospitals in Miami are hurting for patients, one result of high managed-care penetration in the market. But the city's healthcare facilities have found an answer. Long an international center of business and tourism, Miami has become a medical mecca, catering to overseas patients who feel at home in the heavily foreign-flavored metropolitan area.
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