According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $8,884,214,191.18 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 $159,600,000 in the year 1935 would cost $9,043,814,191.18 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 $159,600,000 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 | $159,600,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $159,600,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $161,164,705.88 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $161,164,705.88 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $162,103,529.41 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $162,103,529.41 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $163,042,352.94 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $168,049,411.76 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $176,185,882.35 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $181,192,941.18 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $186,200,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $196,527,058.82 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $211,837,104.07 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $224,956,561.09 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $232,178,280.54 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $236,511,312.22 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $247,825,339.37 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $261,305,882.35 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $270,573,755.66 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $278,878,733.03 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $285,378,280.54 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $295,849,773.76 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $308,006,334.84 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $322,690,497.74 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $336,291,402.71 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $348,207,239.82 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $358,678,733.03 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $368,187,330.32 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $376,973,755.66 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $384,676,923.08 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $394,065,158.37 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $411,517,647.06 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $440,524,886.88 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $467,245,248.87 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $499,502,262.44 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $531,277,828.05 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $565,580,995.48 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $583,876,018.10 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $606,504,072.40 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $662,953,846.15 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $742,874,208.14 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $813,526,696.83 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $891,280,542.99 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $966,506,787.33 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,055,935,746.61 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $1,171,603,619.91 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,297,502,262.44 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,448,075,113.12 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,573,973,755.66 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,671,948,416.29 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,776,181,900.45 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,909,542,986.43 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,036,284,162.90 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,169,284,162.90 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,335,383,710.41 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $2,547,341,176.47 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,769,770,135.75 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,974,024,434.39 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $3,151,438,009.05 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $3,301,770,135.75 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $3,449,695,022.62 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $3,571,019,909.50 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $3,670,559,276.02 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $3,788,634,389.14 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $3,920,912,217.19 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $4,080,030,769.23 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $4,267,915,837.10 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $4,468,800,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $4,648,380,090.50 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $4,852,634,389.14 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $5,057,490,497.74 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $5,260,300,452.49 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $5,492,956,570.14 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $5,696,544,063.35 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $5,877,242,316.74 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $6,077,876,126.70 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $6,262,853,248.87 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $6,492,339,031.67 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $6,652,103,927.60 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $6,811,043,140.27 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $6,990,356,027.15 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $7,255,145,185.52 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $7,437,388,886.88 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $7,584,238,941.18 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $7,798,702,343.89 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $8,118,876,072.40 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $8,219,030,488.69 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $8,551,955,366.52 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $8,591,554,461.54 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $8,822,453,294.12 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $9,043,814,191.18 | 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 |