While Washington bubbles with talk about making healthcare available to all Americans, many desperate patients don't have time to wait for reform. An ever-growing number of Americans, most of them uninsured, are seeking care abroad, while at the same time huge numbers of affluent foreigners are rushing to the United States for care.

For years, Miami has been booming as a major destination for healthcare, and experts say it's going to get bigger -- perhaps much bigger -- because many international patients now have insurance -- a marked contrast to five years ago, when almost none did.

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce has started a new marketing effort to lure patients -- a move that some healthcare experts say could improve care for people in South Florida as local facilities battle to compete worldwide.

What follow are several views of what's happening to the ever-changing world of global travel for healthcare.

Join the discussion

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of MiamiHerald.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

     Showing: Oldest first Newest first Most-recommended first Least-recommended first

@Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@:

@Nyx.repliedToText@

@Nyx.replyAnswerText@

Reply to this Comment @Nyx.Recommender@ @Nyx.AbuseReporter@