Not true. Pres. Trump's EO requires the IRS to state on the tax return that answering the "mandate" question is optional. If anyone chooses to answer the question and tell the IRS that they do not have insurance then they have only themselves to blame.
It sounds like I may be wrong. I’ll have to check the form. I thought you were supposed to check the box if you had insurance, and if you didn’t you had to either pay a penalty or submit another form (as I have done) to show why you are exempt from the penalty.
If all I have to do is completely ignore the box, I’m golden - until some other president reverses his order. But by that time I’ll be on Medicare whether I want it or not.