Yes, personally. Instead of my employer paying for my healthcare (and that being factored into base salary), I would rather receive that money as salary and pay

Yes, personally. Instead of my employer paying for my healthcare (and that being factored into base salary), I would rather receive that money as salary and pay higher taxes. The idea of employers paying for health insurance in the US only came about in the first half of the last century as a way for companies to attract employees without having to raise/compete on salary.