No! The healthcare solution that Gingrich supported in the 1990s and that was created by Heritage Foundation had individual mandate as part of it. The only difference from Hillarycare about this solution was that the private players would be selling stuff.
Gingrich supported the Mandate 20 years ago, along with the Heritage Foundation, as an alternative to Hillary Care. s
We do not stop listening to the Heritage Foundation because they were wrong one.
What is important is that Newt now disavows insurance mandates as unconstitutional.
What is wrong with changing your mind when you are proven wrong? He never introduced and presided over such legislation as Mitt did. He was brain storming.
Details here: ““I think a mandate per se is clearly unconstitutional because it means the Congress can require you to do anything with your own money under any circumstances,” Gingrich said.” http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/gingrich-talks-about-the-individual-mandate/