"Affordable" healthcare and not being tied to an employer are not necessarily the same thing. I have Medicare (with a couple add-ons) and I'm paying pretty much

"Affordable" healthcare and not being tied to an employer are not necessarily the same thing. I have Medicare (with a couple add-ons) and I'm paying pretty much what I would pay for a marketplace plan (although that will presumably go down once I'm a year or two further out from full-time employment). I pay more today than when I was employed.