Here's some breaking news for you:  Employees still really care about health benefits—apparently now more than ever.

In fact, it's so important to them employees say (via a Mercer workplace survey) they're willing to take on higher out-of-pocket costs if it means they get to keep them.

It's not surprising benefits remain vital to the employee-employer relationship, but it's a little surprising to learn price—at least in this arena—doesn't seem to faze workers. This comes at a time when people are cutting costs and the economy's tanking. Heck, people are out on the streets complaining about being the 99 percent and demanding for—well, that part I'm not really sure about. But they certainly seem upset about it.