Table 3.

Basis for payment.

Country	Integration in main payment mechanism	Non-activity-based payment	Activity-based payment
Australia	+ (only for hospital-based inpatient services)	+	+
England	−	+	+ (local initiatives only, national testing underway)
Germany	+ (only for hospital-based inpatient services support teams)	+	+
Hungary	+	+	+
Ireland	−	+	−
New Zealand	−	+	− (testing unsatisfactory)
The Netherlands	+	+	+
Norway	+	+	+
Poland	+ (in long-term care payment mechanism)	−	+
Spain	+	+	+
Sweden	+	+	+
Switzerland	−	−	+
USA	+	+	+
Wales	+	+	−