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OPA-97-6 1 (1997-03-01)

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                          United States General Accounting'f Office

                          OOffice of Public Affiirs







AprilReports and



                          Testimon y.



                          March 1997




                          H--ighlights


                          Health Insurance

                          A.thouh the percenrtage of Americans covered by
                          E'lptOyinC-ba sed heal h insurance i/l fronti 75 percent to
                          71 percent between 1989 and /,995, the number of insured
                          epend/en! chicren f// ev. en. /hrther, from 73 percent to 66 percent,
                          Higher costs have led some employers to raise employee health
                          insurnce premiums rfwcovrae .. or to drop such coverage
                          altogether. Page 18.

                          Food Stamps

                          In a conpt..er mach of 1995 food starnp rols ailh ste prisorn
                          data in four states, OAO discovered more than 12,000 prisoners
                          w5, o were i uproperl/ cois nted awnong hou sehoids recei ing h)od
                          samps, resulting if? an est.imated $3.5 m it/Io n overpayrnents.
                          Computer matchi ng, is an etfictive way to detect such fraud, but it
                          is 12(3 wccly used. Page 2.

                          Information rehmology Investment

                          Invest ments in in/brm a/ion tecnnology? can have ? draamli at
                          impact on organizational performance, and the federal
                          government is spending bMions of doflars to upgrack its aging
                          osvysJPIH  To evaluae how Well federal agencies select and manage
                          I nibrm a/i (tech n  to resources, GAO ha;s developed a gu/ide to
                          ccen! i/v specc/7e areas in which inprovem ents car, be mode,
                          Page 2.
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