According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,637.38% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $46,773,361,382.35 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $829,700,000 in the year 1935 would cost $47,603,061,382.35 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $829,700,000 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $829,700,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $829,700,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $836,478,594.77 | 0.82% |
| 1938 | $837,834,313.73 | 0.16% |
| 1939 | $842,579,330.07 | 0.57% |
| 1940 | $841,901,470.59 | -0.08% |
| 1941 | $846,646,486.93 | 0.56% |
| 1942 | $869,015,849.67 | 2.64% |
| 1943 | $910,365,277.78 | 4.76% |
| 1944 | $937,479,656.86 | 2.98% |
| 1945 | $963,916,176.47 | 2.82% |
| 1946 | $1,009,332,761.44 | 4.71% |
| 1947 | $1,101,521,650.33 | 9.13% |
| 1948 | $1,169,307,598.04 | 6.15% |
| 1949 | $1,207,267,728.76 | 3.25% |
| 1950 | $1,229,637,091.50 | 1.85% |
| 1951 | $1,287,933,006.54 | 4.74% |
| 1952 | $1,358,430,392.16 | 5.47% |
| 1953 | $1,406,558,415.03 | 3.54% |
| 1954 | $1,449,941,421.57 | 3.08% |
| 1955 | $1,483,834,395.42 | 2.34% |
| 1956 | $1,538,063,153.59 | 3.65% |
| 1957 | $1,601,104,084.97 | 4.10% |
| 1958 | $1,677,702,205.88 | 4.78% |
| 1959 | $1,748,199,591.50 | 4.20% |
| 1960 | $1,809,884,803.92 | 3.53% |
| 1961 | $1,864,791,421.57 | 3.03% |
| 1962 | $1,914,275,163.40 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,959,691,748.37 | 2.37% |
| 1964 | $1,999,685,457.52 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $2,048,491,339.87 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $2,139,324,509.80 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $2,289,809,313.73 | 7.03% |
| 1968 | $2,428,770,506.54 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $2,596,879,656.86 | 6.92% |
| 1970 | $2,761,599,509.80 | 6.34% |
| 1971 | $2,940,554,411.76 | 6.48% |
| 1972 | $3,035,454,738.56 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $3,152,724,428.10 | 3.86% |
| 1974 | $3,446,237,581.70 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $3,861,765,441.18 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $4,229,165,277.78 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $4,633,169,526.14 | 9.55% |
| 1978 | $5,024,294,444.44 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $5,489,306,045.75 | 9.26% |
| 1980 | $6,090,567,401.96 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $6,745,379,656.86 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $7,528,307,352.94 | 11.61% |
| 1983 | $8,182,441,748.37 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $8,692,192,075.16 | 6.23% |
| 1985 | $9,233,801,797.39 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $9,927,252,042.48 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $10,586,131,454.25 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $11,277,548,120.92 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $12,140,463,235.29 | 7.65% |
| 1990 | $13,242,662,745.10 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $14,399,091,013.07 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $15,460,618,954.25 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $16,383,185,702.61 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $17,164,757,679.74 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $17,933,450,326.80 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $18,564,537,500.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $19,081,744,281.05 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $19,695,884,967.32 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $20,383,234,477.12 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $21,210,223,039.22 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $22,187,018,545.75 | 4.61% |
| 2002 | $23,231,600,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $24,165,012,500.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $25,227,218,300.65 | 4.40% |
| 2005 | $26,292,135,539.22 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $27,346,207,026.14 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $28,555,799,812.91 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $29,614,175,707.52 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $30,553,560,149.51 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $31,596,575,748.37 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $32,558,200,759.80 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $33,751,213,103.76 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $34,581,773,985.29 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $35,408,037,237.75 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $36,340,216,033.50 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $37,716,752,052.29 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $38,664,169,129.08 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $39,427,588,029.41 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $40,542,504,183.01 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $42,206,961,014.71 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $42,727,631,657.68 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $44,458,376,367.65 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $44,664,242,290.85 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $45,864,595,852.94 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $47,170,397,235.29 | 2.85% |
| 2026 | $47,603,061,382.35 | 0.92%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical care:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.283 | 10.300 | 10.358 | 10.350 | 10.408 | 10.683 | 11.192 | 11.525 | 11.850 | 12.408 | 13.542 | 14.375 | 14.842 | 15.117 | 15.833 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.825 | 18.242 | 18.908 | 19.683 | 20.625 | 21.492 | 22.250 | 22.925 | 23.533 | 24.092 | 24.583 | 25.183 | 26.300 | 28.150 | 29.858 | 31.925 | 33.950 | 36.150 | 37.317 | 38.758 | 42.367 | 47.475 | 51.992 | 56.958 | 61.767 | 67.483 | 74.875 | 82.925 | 92.550 | 100.592 | 106.858 | 113.517 | 122.042 | 130.142 | 138.642 | 149.250 | 162.800 | 177.017 | 190.067 | 201.408 | 211.017 | 220.467 | 228.225 | 234.583 | 242.133 | 250.583 | 260.750 | 272.758 | 285.600 | 297.075 | 310.133 | 323.225 | 336.183 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.257 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.875 | 525.276 | 546.553 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 579.894 | 585.213 |