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The Executive Secretary of the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA), Dr. Razak Akintunde Akindele, has announced an upward review of the capitation paid to healthcare facilities under the state’s health insurance scheme, raising it from ₦570 to ₦700 per enrollee.
He made this disclosure during the Fourth Quarter Service Providers’ Forum Meeting of the agency, held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Staff Development Centre, Abere, where Medical Directors, Desk Officers, and stakeholders in the Osun Health Insurance Scheme gathered to assess progress and address challenges in service delivery.
Dr. Akindele said the increment was a gesture of appreciation to the accredited facilities for their improved care towards enrollees, noting that complaints from beneficiaries had significantly reduced since the last meeting.
“After the last providers’ meeting, I think there have been a lot of improvements in the care of the enrollees. We have fewer complaints, not that they are totally gone. All of the people are showing gratitude and appreciation to the facilities for the care they are giving them.
“We know there’s a need to increase what we are paying them as appreciation. It used to be ₦570 per enrollee, but we have increased it to ₦700 for now. In the shortest possible time, we will still increase it,” Dr. Akindele assured.
The OSHIA boss reinforced plans to extend the insurance coverage to private school students and teachers, though the rollout is temporarily delayed due to financial constraints.
“The Governor, Senator (Dr) Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, is still committed to everything he said. We are still going to extend it to the private sector. I’m sure anytime from now, we will roll it out,” he added.
Speaking at the forum, Dr. Olatunde Odebunmi, Medical Director of Alpha B Hospital, Osogbo, described the meeting as a welcome development.
He said it provides an avenue for service providers to raise issues and suggest improvements to strengthen the scheme.
“No matter how good any programme is, there’s always room for improvement. As providers, we are somehow running at a loss because the current capitation doesn’t reflect present economic realities. We expect it to be reviewed further to cover the cost of drugs,” he said.
He further urged the government to expand enrolment beyond civil servants to include more informal sector participants, stressing that such inclusion would make the scheme more sustainable.
“The population of Osun is estimated at about five million, but the formal enrollees are less than five hundred thousand. The informal enrollees should be increased through persuasion and awareness,” Dr. Odebunmi advised.
Also speaking, Dr. Dare Rachel Folashade, Chief Consultant Psychiatrist at the State Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro, commended OSHIA for organizing the meeting, describing it as an eye-opener for providers.
“This forum allows OSHIA to update us on new services and clarify available packages. We’ve now discovered that some services we thought were excluded are actually covered, and that will help us improve care,” she explained.
Dr. Folashade lauded the impact of the health insurance scheme, noting that it has saved countless lives by making medical care — including major surgeries — affordable to ordinary citizens.
“An average caesarean section outside the insurance scheme costs a huge amount that most people can’t afford. But because of OSHIA, many mothers now have safe deliveries. I want to encourage people to register. The packages are affordable — both family and individual plans — and they can choose between government and private hospitals,” she said.
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