Yes, fructose is absorbed by facilitated diffusion through enterocytes and doesn't rely on the sodium-ion exchange-pump that's required for active-transport of glucose against the concentration gradient. The effective-transfer rates are:

glucose = 26.5 mumol/min*30cm
fructose = 133.3 mumol/min*30cm

With fructose being absorbed over 5x faster, it makes the difference between high-GI vs. low-GI carbs close to irrelevant if you're eating high-concentrations of simple sugars with fructose. This mechanism actually used in many sports-drinks to boost the 200-250 cal/hr digestion & absorption limit of glucose.

There's been a steady movement from using HFCS-55 to higher levels of fructose in 80-95% ratios to boost the sweetening effects (HFCS-42 is used as an intermediary to produce HFCS-55 or higher). There's numerous health-effects of such a trend:

University of Florida - Scientists find sugar may have a sour side
SFgate - Sugar coated. We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup.
PeerTrainer - Fructose and Fat
Obesity Research - Carbohydrates and Increases in Obesity: Does the Type of Carbohydrate Make a Difference?
AmJournal Clinical Nutrition - Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity
AmJournal Clinical Nutrition - Fructose misuse, the obesity epidemic
Corn Syrup: Bittersweet Story.pdf

The main problem with fructose is that you ingest calories, yet it does nothing to elevate insulin and leptin levels to relieve your hunger sensations. You're better off eating the same number of calories in glucose instead. Fructose has also been implicated in insulin-resistance as well.