No, I see it as a way to have the consumer put money away in advance for the medical care they eventually expect others to provide. Be responsible for what you do to yourself, and properly fund the medical care in advance.
Then the government need not be involved. Insurance already exists, and until homobamneycare, it involved voluntary associating within a free market. Taxes are not voluntary. Nor are helmet laws. Nor is an age limit which discriminates against certain majority aged citizens.