Good article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/22tier.html?_r=1&ref=science "But a prominent researcher, Samuel H. Preston, has taken a closer look at the growing body of international data, and he finds no evidence that Americaâs health care system is to blame for the longevity gap between it and other industrialized countries. In fact, he concludes, the American system in many ways provides superior treatment even when uninsured Americans are included in the analysis."