<!––>Although they admit they don't know much about health reform, workers and employers alike are bracing for the higher health benefit costs that may or may not stem from the new laws.

According to a report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, more than 40 percent of employers say they are likely to pass along cost increases to workers, and about half of workers expect their health benefit costs to go up whether directly or indirectly related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

"This new legislation brings a degree of uncertainty to both employers and workers about their health plans," said Paul Fronstin, director of EBRI's Health Research and Education Program and author of the report. "For employers, it is how their plans will be administered; for workers, it is how much of the costs will be passed on to them."