According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $11,754,104,835.54 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $211,156,000 in the year 1935 would cost $11,965,260,835.54 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $211,156,000 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 | $211,156,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $211,156,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $213,226,156.86 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $213,226,156.86 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $214,468,250.98 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $214,468,250.98 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $215,710,345.10 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $222,334,847.06 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $233,099,662.75 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $239,724,164.71 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $246,348,666.67 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $260,011,701.96 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $280,267,390.65 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $297,624,859.73 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $307,179,429.86 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $312,912,171.95 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $327,880,998.49 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $345,716,196.08 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $357,977,894.42 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $368,965,650.08 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $377,564,763.20 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $391,418,889.89 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $407,502,416.29 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $426,930,042.23 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $444,924,482.65 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $460,689,523.38 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $474,543,650.08 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $487,123,834.09 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $498,748,561.09 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $508,940,102.56 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $521,361,043.74 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $544,451,254.90 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $582,828,778.28 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $618,180,687.78 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $660,857,767.72 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $702,897,876.32 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $748,282,084.46 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $772,486,995.48 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $802,424,648.57 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $877,109,538.46 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $982,846,781.30 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,076,322,325.79 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,179,193,197.59 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,278,719,969.83 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,397,037,396.68 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,550,069,761.69 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,716,637,767.72 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,915,850,555.05 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,082,418,561.09 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,212,042,229.26 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,349,946,524.89 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $2,526,387,586.73 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,694,070,292.61 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,870,033,625.94 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $3,089,788,739.06 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $3,370,215,372.55 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $3,664,496,132.73 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $3,934,731,224.74 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $4,169,455,164.40 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $4,368,349,466.06 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $4,564,058,911.01 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $4,724,575,689.29 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $4,856,269,514.33 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $5,012,486,736.05 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $5,187,494,612.37 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $5,398,013,641.03 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $5,646,591,707.39 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $5,912,368,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $6,149,958,310.71 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $6,420,193,402.71 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $6,691,224,708.90 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $6,959,548,886.88 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $7,267,360,510.80 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $7,536,713,397.50 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $7,775,783,074.15 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $8,041,228,141.66 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $8,285,958,901.12 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $8,589,576,068.75 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $8,800,950,231.43 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $9,011,231,988.27 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $9,248,468,779.88 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $9,598,793,463.62 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $9,839,907,818.28 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $10,034,195,224.71 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $10,317,937,294.03 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $10,741,537,568.57 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $10,874,045,124.49 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $11,314,515,585.04 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $11,366,906,477.95 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $11,672,393,156.47 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $11,965,260,835.54 | 2.51%* |
* 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 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.300 | 10.300 | 10.360 | 10.360 | 10.420 | 10.740 | 11.260 | 11.580 | 11.900 | 12.560 | 13.538 | 14.377 | 14.838 | 15.115 | 15.838 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.823 | 18.238 | 18.908 | 19.685 | 20.623 | 21.492 | 22.254 | 22.923 | 23.531 | 24.092 | 24.585 | 25.185 | 26.300 | 28.154 | 29.862 | 31.923 | 33.954 | 36.146 | 37.315 | 38.762 | 42.369 | 47.477 | 51.992 | 56.962 | 61.769 | 67.485 | 74.877 | 82.923 | 92.546 | 100.592 | 106.854 | 113.515 | 122.038 | 130.138 | 138.638 | 149.254 | 162.800 | 177.015 | 190.069 | 201.408 | 211.015 | 220.469 | 228.223 | 234.585 | 242.131 | 250.585 | 260.754 | 272.762 | 285.600 | 297.077 | 310.131 | 323.223 | 336.185 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.258 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.876 | 525.276 | 546.554 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 577.988 |