Interestingly, the closest thing the CBO could find to mandatory health insurance was the draft.

A Health Insurance Mandate That Works Like Auto Insurance? Think Again

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/14/health-insurance-mandate-works-like-auto-insurance-think/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r1:c0.140800:b27703568:z0

"...The Congressional Budget Office said as much in 1994 when it issued a paper on the Clinton-era call for a health insurance mandate. 

"A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action," the CBO said. 

Interestingly, the closest thing the CBO could find to mandatory health insurance was the draft. 

"Federal mandates that apply to individuals as members of society are extremely rare. One example is the requirement that draft-age men register with the Selective Service System. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is not aware of any others imposed by current federal law," the report said. 

In light of the 1994 report, Cannon amended his earlier comment. There is one way to avoid a health insurance mandate, he said: "Fleeing to Canada."