“Mandate” does not refer to forcing insurance companies to insure people with pre-existing conditions.
“Mandate” refers to forcing everyone to buy insurance to subsidize others, such as with pre-existing conditions and low income.
Mandate is a word that can be applied to a variety of situations., including pre-conditions. Try Google.
noun
1.
an official order or commission to do something.
“a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners”
synonyms: instruction, directive, decree, command, order, injunction, edict, charge, commission, bidding, ruling, fiat; formalordinance
“a mandate from the UN”
2.
the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.
“a sick leader living beyond his mandate”
synonyms: authority, approval, acceptance, ratification, endorsement, sanction, authorization
“they won a mandate to form the government”
verb
1.
give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.
“other colleges have mandated coed fraternities”
synonyms: instruct, order, direct, command, tell, require, charge, call on
“they were mandated to strike”
2.
historical
assign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations.
“mandated territories”