More employers than ever expect the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to increase their health care costs and put a dent in their bottom line.

A new survey out Wednesday from Mercer found that employers have revised PPACA's cost impact higher in the last two years.

In 2011, 25 percent of survey respondents expected the law would have little or no impact on their bottom line. In the most recent survey, only 9 percent expected to get off so easily. This year, 19 percent expect their costs to rise by 5 percent or more. In 2011, 15 percent saw that possibility.

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