Yes, he really said that.

Via NRO:

“I thought Republicans believe in the free-enterprise system,” McDermott said on the House floor minutes before the vote. “This is socialism. This is government saying to insurance companies, you must sell an insurance policy to somebody next year that you sold to them this year. When did we shift on the Republican side to the Congress telling an insurance company who they have to sell an insurance policy to or what’s in the policy?”