We'll see, the governor has ordered insurers to waive all costs (https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/485622-new-york-insure...), and actually California just did the same.
Maybe tax payers will end up paying in the end though, either through civil courts or some kind of backward-effective legislation.
I consider myself fairly well informed on these topics and I don't believe it, either (though I'm not in NY). I believe that certain regulators and governments intend for it to be free, but I don't believe it will be that easy when the provider billing and insurance systems get involved.