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NY A00128

NY A00128
Requires insurance coverage for one rescue and one maintenance inhaler at no cost.

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Introduced
01/08/2025
In Committee
06/10/2025
Crossed Over
06/10/2025
Passed
11/21/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/21/2025

Introduced Session

2025-2026 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring coverage of certain asthma inhalers at no cost

AI Summary

This bill requires insurance companies in New York to provide coverage for asthma inhalers without any additional cost-sharing to patients. Specifically, the bill mandates that all medical and health insurance policies that cover prescription drugs must include coverage for one rescue inhaler (used for immediate relief during an asthma attack) and one maintenance inhaler (used regularly to control asthma symptoms) at no additional cost to the patient, meaning no deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. The requirement applies to individual policies, group policies, and medical service corporations. For high-deductible health plans that are linked to health savings accounts, the coverage may be subject to the plan's annual deductible to maintain account eligibility. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2027, and will apply to all insurance policies issued, renewed, or modified on or after that date. The goal is to improve access to essential asthma medication by removing financial barriers to obtaining necessary inhalers.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (38)

Jessica González-Rojas (D)*,  Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),  Noah Burroughs (D),  Patrick Carroll (D),  Sarah Clark (D),  Brian Cunningham (D),  Landon Dais (D),  Maritza Davila (D),  Manny De Los Santos (D),  Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),  Harvey Epstein (D),  Emily Gallagher (D),  Andrew Hevesi (D),  Larinda Hooks (D),  Chantel Jackson (D),  Rebecca Kassay (D),  Paula Kay (D),  Micah Lasher (D),  Dana Levenberg (D),  Jen Lunsford (D),  Zohran Mamdani (D),  Amy Paulin (D),  Stacey Pheffer Amato (D),  Steven Raga (D),  Phil Ramos (D),  Karines Reyes (D),  Nily Rozic (D),  Nader Sayegh (D),  Maryjane Shimsky (D),  Sarahana Shrestha (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Tony Simone (D),  Michaelle Solages (D),  Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),  Phil Steck (D),  Emerita Torres (D),  David Weprin (D),  John Zaccaro (D), 

Last Action

signed chap.504 (on 11/21/2025)
(1 Companion Bills)

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