All horse shi!. Nobody knows how this will work out but the fact remains that Government does not have the right or authority to penalize or tax on something it may not want.
Churches are penalized the same way for speaking of politics and they’re only penalized for speaking favorably toward the GOP.
I know how it will work out, at least in the long run. That is, in 25-50 years.
People who can afford them will have their home robots download instructions on how to do surgery - even major surgery - from the internet.
All drugs necessary will be manufactured on the spot by little molecular-reformer machines that use nanotechnology and software to make - in quantity - any molecule you want.
When human medical specialists are needed (say, for diagnosis) they'll get all the info they need, over the internet, from sensors anyone with the money can get.
All information transfer will be encrypted and therefore invisible.
The only people who will be using the "public" (human) system will be members of the dependent class.
The precedent would be that the Government can tax you for anything you do not do.
That opens the door to a limitless authority to tax people for not doing whatever they don't do.
While Roberts said we could not be penalized for not purchasing something, the narrowly interpreted issue of the specific type of tax was not addressed as such in the case:
Is it Constitutional to tax someone for not doing or purchasing something?