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OPA-97-8 1 (1997-05-01)

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                           United States General Accounting~f Office

                           OOffice of Public Affiirs







Ma 97Reports and




                           Testimon y:

                           May 1997






                           1--ighlights


                           Bosnia Peace Operation

                           -Peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-estimated to cost the United
                           S-es at least $77. billion ----- have helped Bosnia to take the first
                           steps toward achieving the Dayton Ag.reerne-t's goal of  a uiied,
                           dewoerc;tic eDo ntiy,? Uowoever, the leaders of Thsnifa>s three mayn or
                           ethnic groups have yet to embrace reconciiaion, and the country
                           reinains poh tical divided and econoin ically  nori bnd, Page 24.

                           Courthouse Construction

                           In a sam pie of seven US. district courts, courtroons were idle, on
                           avcerage, about 46 percent of the (,ys available for eotri ac t is,
                           Usage rates, as an indicator of space needed, are not collec ted by
                           the .;udiciary and taotored into its plans for buiding coitrtroons,
                           which can cost between $640,000 and $1.3 million each,
                           depending on location, Page 15.

                           Medicare Transaction System.

                           By the year 2000, .Medicare will process more than a bilhon
                           claims arc pay $28 ilion. in benefits annu..al y. 'To keep up,
                           Mfedicare plans to spend $1 billion to replace nine processing
                           systems with the unified Medieare Transaction System. Despite
                           some progress, critical wcaknesses cadl into serious question
                           w   NethSer without sign flcant change, will pr/brni as
                           requ ire. Page 22.


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