Correction to: BMC Health Services Research (2023) 23:31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-09011-0.
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified some errors in the reported study years:
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Participants were individually randomized (1–1 ratio) to either be exempted from the standard $5 charge per prescription item for one year (2020–2021) (n = 591) or usual care (n = 469). (Abstract under “Interventions”)
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The primary outcome was length of stay (measured by hospital bed-days) within the year of the study (1 Feb 2020 to 31 Jan 2021) (Methods).
The original article [1] has been corrected.
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Norris et al. Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023; 23:31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-09011-0.
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Norris, P., Cousins, K., Horsburgh, S. et al. Correction: Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 243 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09251-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09251-8