I'm skeptical of David Frum's characterization. We don't have the old Heritage Foundation proposal to look at.
This is the sort of thing that people ake a general claim to put a spin on defeat. In particular, I'm VERY skeptical that the Heritage Foundation would propose forcing the insurance companies to cover people.
Big deal if it has some structural similarities. Thats going to be an obvious concequence of a bill that deals entirely within the limits of private provision of health care.