According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,586,340,686.27 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 $280,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $15,866,340,686.27 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 $280,000,000 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 | $280,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $280,000,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $282,745,098.04 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $282,745,098.04 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $284,392,156.86 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $284,392,156.86 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $286,039,215.69 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $294,823,529.41 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $309,098,039.22 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $317,882,352.94 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $326,666,666.67 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $344,784,313.73 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $371,644,042.23 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $394,660,633.48 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $407,330,316.74 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $414,932,126.70 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $434,781,297.13 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $458,431,372.55 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $474,690,799.40 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $489,260,935.14 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $500,663,650.08 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $519,034,690.80 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $540,361,990.95 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $566,123,680.24 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $589,984,917.04 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $610,889,894.42 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $629,260,935.14 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $645,942,684.77 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $661,357,466.06 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $674,871,794.87 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $691,342,383.11 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $721,960,784.31 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $772,850,678.73 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $819,728,506.79 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $876,319,758.67 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $932,066,365.01 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $992,247,360.48 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,024,343,891.40 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,064,042,232.28 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,163,076,923.08 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,303,288,084.46 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,427,239,819.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,563,650,075.41 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,695,625,942.68 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,852,518,853.70 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $2,055,444,947.21 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,276,319,758.67 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,540,482,654.60 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,761,357,466.06 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,933,242,835.60 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $3,116,108,597.29 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,350,075,414.78 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,572,428,355.96 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,805,761,689.29 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $4,097,164,404.22 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,469,019,607.84 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,859,245,852.19 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $5,217,586,727.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,528,838,612.37 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,792,579,185.52 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $6,052,096,530.92 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $6,264,947,209.65 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $6,439,577,677.22 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,646,726,998.49 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,878,793,363.50 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $7,157,948,717.95 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $7,487,571,644.04 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,840,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $8,155,052,790.35 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $8,513,393,665.16 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $8,872,790,346.91 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $9,228,597,285.07 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $9,636,765,912.52 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $9,993,936,953.24 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $10,310,951,432.88 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $10,662,940,573.15 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $10,987,461,840.12 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $11,390,068,476.62 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $11,670,357,767.72 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $11,949,198,491.70 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $12,263,782,503.77 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $12,728,324,886.88 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $13,048,050,678.73 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $13,305,682,352.94 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $13,681,933,936.65 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $14,243,642,232.28 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $14,419,351,734.54 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $15,003,430,467.57 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $15,072,902,564.10 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $15,477,988,235.29 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $15,866,340,686.27 | 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 |