What Is Insomnia Costing You?
33% of U.S. employees or healthplan members have
at least one symptom of insomnia almost every night.

Cost of Insomnia to Employers
- 60% higher mean total health care costs1
- Twice the level of absenteeism2
- Eight times the amount of work related accidents3
- Reduced physical ability and productivity4
- Higher cost of disability/worker’s comp1
- Increased depression, cognitive impairment, anxiety5
Cost of insomnia to Healthcare payors
- $1,253 of health care expenses per annum in younger adults6
- $1,143 per annum in older adults6
- Twice the amount of physician office visits6
- Three times the amount of prescription medication use>6
- Hospitalized twice as often2
- 60% higher mean total health services costs1
- More emergency room visits8
There is a simple solution.
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Footnotes:
- Simon GE, VonKorff M. Prevalence, burden, and treatment of insomnia in primary care. American Journal of Psychiatry. 1997;154:1417-1423.
- Leger D, Guilleminault C, Bader G, Levey E, Palliard M. Medical and socio-professional impact of insomnia. Sleep 2002;25:625-9.
- Hillman DR, Murphy AS, Pezzullo L. The economic cost of sleep disorders. Sleep 2006;29:299-305.
- Walsh JK. Clinical and socioeconomic correlates of insomnia. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2004;65 (Suppl 8):13-19.
- Zammit GK, Weiner J, Damata N, et al. Quality of life in people with insomnia. Sleep 1999;22(Suppl 2):S379-S385.
- Ozminkowski, RJ, Wang s, Walsh JK. The direct and indirect costs of untreated insomnia in adults in the United States. Sleep 2007; 30 (3):263-273.
- Brook RA, Kleinman NL, Melkonian AK, Doan JF, Baran RW. Cost of illness for insomnia: medical, pharmacy, and work absence costs in employees with or without insomnia. Sleep 2007; 30(suppl):A246
- Hatoum HT, Kong SX, Kania CM, Wong JM, Mendelson WB. Insomnia, health-related quality of life and healthcare resource consumption. A study of managed-care organisation enrollees. Pharmacoeconomics. 1998;14:629-637.







