According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $11,059,424,915.42 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 $198,676,459 in the year 1935 would cost $11,258,101,374.42 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 $198,676,459 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 | $198,676,459.00 | - |
| 1936 | $198,676,459.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $200,624,267.42 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $200,624,267.42 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $201,792,952.47 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $201,792,952.47 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $202,961,637.53 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $209,194,624.48 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $219,323,228.27 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $225,556,215.22 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $231,789,202.17 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $244,644,737.75 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $263,703,294.00 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $280,034,918.45 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $289,024,803.48 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $294,418,734.49 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $308,502,887.69 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $325,284,006.40 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $336,821,025.51 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $347,159,393.29 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $355,250,289.81 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $368,285,623.09 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $383,418,596.21 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $401,698,029.09 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $418,628,979.22 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $433,462,289.51 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $446,497,622.79 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $458,334,304.74 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $469,271,998.18 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $478,861,208.87 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $490,548,059.40 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $512,273,614.87 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $548,382,986.38 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $581,645,560.96 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $621,800,380.73 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $661,355,874.83 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $704,057,828.69 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $726,832,204.08 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $755,000,510.48 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $825,271,445.08 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $924,759,505.99 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,012,710,547.80 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,109,501,643.21 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,203,146,278.86 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,314,471,021.72 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,458,459,013.50 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,615,182,675.73 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,802,621,778.45 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,959,345,440.68 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,081,308,214.15 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $2,211,062,221.31 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $2,377,075,431.40 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,534,847,913.55 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,700,411,629.38 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,907,178,984.90 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $3,171,032,110.31 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $3,447,920,569.01 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $3,702,184,483.73 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $3,923,035,992.46 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $4,110,175,432.34 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $4,294,318,243.89 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $4,445,348,312.27 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $4,569,258,894.17 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $4,716,243,514.29 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $4,880,908,241.62 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $5,078,985,374.95 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $5,312,872,216.95 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $5,562,940,852.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $5,786,489,326.23 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $6,040,753,240.95 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $6,295,766,312.76 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $6,548,232,250.48 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $6,837,851,884.68 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $7,091,285,733.36 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $7,316,226,141.45 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $7,565,983,127.15 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $7,796,250,042.12 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $8,081,923,116.80 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $8,280,804,844.84 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $8,478,658,729.36 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $8,701,874,577.84 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $9,031,494,705.45 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $9,258,358,948.94 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $9,441,163,765.93 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $9,708,136,381.45 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $10,106,701,435.61 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $10,231,377,656.05 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $10,645,815,850.54 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $10,695,110,386.74 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $10,982,542,482.26 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $11,258,101,374.42 | 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 |