NU Online News Service, July 31, 3:45 p.m.EDT

While acting New York State Insurance Commissioner KermittBrooks has hailed the passage of health insurance bills in thestate, one advocacy association called them "exactly the wrongapproach."

New York Governor David A. Paterson recently signed health carebills into law that include measures adding 18 months of COBRAcoverage for workers who lose their jobs and allowing families tocover dependents through age 29.

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