] The Institute of Medicine on Wednesday recommended for ] the first time that the government provide universal ] health insurance, attempting to spark an election-year ] debate on a decades-old problem that keeps getting worse. ] ] The president and Congress should set 2010 as the ] deadline for providing coverage to all, according to the ] institute, part of the National Academy of Sciences, a ] private organization chartered by Congress to provide ] scientific advice to the government. ABCNEWS.com : U.S. Urged on Universal Health Insurance |