Yes, edited for clarity. In the mid 90's a high deductible plan was on the order of 10k for an individual. Really there is not a lot of room between zero deductible and $1,300/year for a 'low' or 'medium' deductible and making the new definition silly.
This also added a lot of confusion as what was considered normal was suddenly called high.
The HSA-tied minimum was the old threshold for "high-deductible" since the HSA/HDHP pairing was created, which was several years before Obama was elected.