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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) maintains a further probe is required if the new capitation policy from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to succeed. The new capitation policy is being piloted in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Ministry of Health in a recent statement indicated that all stakeholders involved in the programme have agreed to work within the parameters of the new policy. However, the President of the GMA, Dr. Adusei Poku, told Citi News the agreement reached will not favour private medical practitioners and called for a comprehensive review of the programme. �As I speak to you now, they [private practitioners] are not using the capitation and they are the majority with about 60% of the service delivery in Ashanti and 70% in Kumasi itself. Those who have accepted to do it somehow, are doing outright cash and carry,� Dr. Poku disclosed.