Stop me if you've heard this one. For better health care, we need to get out of the country.

And when I say better health care, I mean cheaper health care. Or really, I mean both of those things, since we Americans often pay more than everyone else for the same thing.

Some disturbing information is highlighted in an annual report, out today from the International Federation of Health Plans. In it, it looks at health care price variations across the globe, while offering insight into one of the greatest, age-old debates. Why do we spend so much on health care? Here's their answer. Ready? Our prices are too high. (Prices! who would have thought of that one?)

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