New Yorkers with asthma may soon be able to breathe a little easier.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that will make inhalers free for many New Yorkers starting in 2027.

Under the new law, state-regulated health plans, including those sold on the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, will be required to cover the full cost of the medical devices without imposing any copays or other out-of-pocket fees on patients.

“Life-saving devices such as asthma inhalers should not be cost-prohibitive to our state’s residents,” Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, who introduced the legislation in her chamber, said in a statement Monday. “This is essential medicine for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.”

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who represents the Bronx, introduced the legislati

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