Direct and indirect costs to industry

"Direct costs of insomnia, which include dollars spent on insomnia treatment, healthcare services, hospital and nursing home care, are estimated at nearly $14 billion annually. Indirect costs such as work loss, property damage from accidents and transportation to and from healthcare providers, are estimated to be $28 billion."

Source: National Sleep Foundation
2005 Sleep in America Poll: Summary of Findings.
29 March 2005

"Effective insomnia management holds promise as a cost-effective health care intervention," conclude the authors of a study funded by the Pfizer Corporation.

Source: Martin SA, Aikens JE, Chervin RD.
Toward cost-effectiveness analysis in the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia.
Sleep Med Rev. 2004 Feb;8(1):63-72. Review.