European nations who have all-encompassing social insurance and health care reserve those benefits for their citizens, not for the general populace. The US makes health care available to anyone who needs or wants it just by visiting a hospital emergency room. Not all nations are that accommodating.
I agree with Lara and Labrat. It's not true.
In France, you don't have to be a citizen to have access to "Sécurité sociale": you just have be legally in France and you have a Social Security card, even if you are unemployed.
And EVERYONE, illegal immigrants, asylum seekers or ... tourists have access to any care they need just by visiting a hospital emergency room.
