Good catch, I should have read and responded more carefully.
I believe that the high cost of medical care in the US is primarily due to government intervention, not insurance companies.
I also believe that the medical care provided in the US as good or better to than in any other county in the world, and I have never seen anything at all convincing that shows it's not.
In my opinion, given the number of variables, using life expectancy alone to gage the quality of medical care is ridiculous.