Table 1 Cross-border care collaboration between hospitals and financiers

	Cross-border care collaboration between EU hospitals			Formal financial arrangements with financiers% (absolute number)
	Formal collaboration exists% (absolute number)	Collaboration is being considered% (absolute number)	No collaboration% (absolute number)
France	4.5 (3)	7.5 (5)	71.6 (48)	Yes = 3.0 (3)
				No = 85.1 (57)
				DN/NA = 11.9 (8)*
Spain	3.6 (4)	18.9 (21)	72.1 (80)	Yes = 20.0 (22)
				No = 71.8 (79)
				DN/NA = 8.2 (9)
Poland	7.7 (6)	48.7 (38)	38.5 (30)	Yes = 26.0 (20)
				No = 46.8 (36)
				DN/NA = 27.3 (21)
Czech Rep	7.7 (3)	41 (16)	51.3 (20)	Yes = 71.8 (28)
				No = 23.1 (9)
				DN/NA = 5.1 (2)
UK	8.3 (1)	16.7 (2)	66.7 (8)	Yes = 16.7
				No = 58.3
				DN/NA = 25
Ireland	20.8 (5)	8.3 (2)	62.5 (15)	Yes = 25.0 (6)
				No = 66.7 (16)
				DN/NA = 8.3 (2)
Belgium	17.4 (4)	21.7 (5)	56.5 (13)	Yes = 26.1 (6)
				No = 65.2 (15)
				DN/NA = 8.7 (2)
The Netherlands	22.2 (2)	11.1 (1)	66.7 (6)	Yes = 12.5 (1)
				No = 62.5 (5)
				DN/NA = 25 (2)
Total	7.7 (28)	24.8 (90)	60.5 (220)	Yes = 24.2 (87)
				No = 62.2 (224)
				DN/NA = 13.6 (49) (missing n = 123)