Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas is celebrating a legislative win following the passage of her Free Asthma Inhaler Bill ...

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500. ... next to his bed,” Bil said of the emergency inhaler.

A bill passed by New York lawmakers on June 12 would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for asthma inhalers if signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500. ... next to his bed,” Bil said of the emergency inhaler.