Sleep-disordered breathing education campaign (Union Pacific Railroad health plan)
Low-cost education campaign in 2007 by the Union Pacific Railroad Employes Health Systems health plan urging members to get diagnosed and treated for sleep apnoea. PAP treatment among members with the condition more than doubled and treated members cost less.
- Years
- 2007–2008
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- Sleep
- Asks people to
- Seek help
- Strategy
- Service link
- Channel
- Direct mailPrint
- Audience
- AdultsRailroad employees and family members in the health plan (22,275 members)
Evidence
Quasi-experimentalPositive
Claims review two years before and after: members with sleep-disordered breathing on PAP rose from 23% to 54.3%; treated members had lower costs, about $4.9 million in savings.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Union Pacific Railroad Employes Health Systems (UPREHS) Industry, lead
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Related campaigns
- Count on Sleep 2021–now
Sources
- Cost Savings Associated with an Education Campaign on the Diagnosis and Management of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Retrospective, Claims-Based US Study evaluation · 2012 · DOI 10.1089/pop.2011.0102 · PMID 22823227
Research notes
Channels assumed (health plan mailings); evidence level generous: pre-post claims comparison across groups, no randomization. Check whether the study was industry-funded (PAP manufacturer). Found through OpenAlex (October 2026 sleep pass, see docs/sleep-campaigns-openalex.md). Findings paraphrased from abstracts; check the paper before quoting a number.
Record cases/union-pacific-sleep-apnea-education.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign