Americans face some of the highest health insurance quotes in the modernized world. Despite the amount of money spent on healthcare in the country, recent research shows that it's not paying off.

Experts from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health compared healthcare spending and behavioral risk factors in comparison to other industrialized countries. While Americans have increased their longevity over the years, other countries have done so even more.

The data shows that smoking and obesity levels are not to blame for the country not faring better. The researchers point instead to the quality of healthcare people are receiving.

Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis says the study's findings are disappointing, but the Affordable Care Act stands to improve the healthcare system in the country.

"This study provides stark evidence that the U.S. health care system has been failing Americans for years," says Davis. "It is unacceptable that the U.S. obtains so much less than should be expected from its unusually high spending on health care relative to other countries."

The Kaiser Family Foundation says healthcare expenditures exceeded $2.3 trillion in 2008.