According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $6,491,675,381.24 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 $116,619,362 in the year 1935 would cost $6,608,294,743.24 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 $116,619,362 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 | $116,619,362.00 | - |
| 1936 | $116,619,362.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $117,762,689.08 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $117,762,689.08 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $118,448,685.33 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $118,448,685.33 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $119,134,681.57 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $122,793,328.22 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $128,738,629.03 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $132,397,275.68 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $136,055,922.33 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $143,601,881.05 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $154,788,896.77 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $164,375,254.58 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $169,652,148.79 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $172,818,285.32 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $181,085,419.58 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $190,935,622.10 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $197,707,636.33 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $203,776,064.67 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $208,525,269.46 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $216,176,766.06 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $225,059,537.98 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $235,789,222.87 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $245,727,373.63 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $254,434,249.07 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $262,085,745.67 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $269,033,656.38 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $275,453,877.67 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $281,082,564.82 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $287,942,527.29 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $300,695,021.63 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $321,890,546.70 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $341,415,055.27 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $364,985,182.73 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $388,203,517.25 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $413,268,764.73 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $426,636,896.73 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $443,171,165.25 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $484,418,888.31 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $542,816,517.54 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $594,442,132.55 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $651,256,693.52 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $706,224,341.52 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $771,569,881.47 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $856,088,137.03 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $948,081,992.73 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,058,105,236.97 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $1,150,099,092.67 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $1,221,688,957.42 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,297,852,130.49 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,395,298,776.87 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,487,908,270.22 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,585,091,071.89 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,706,459,638.68 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,861,336,483.69 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $2,023,864,825.30 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $2,173,112,983.15 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $2,302,748,684.20 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $2,412,596,031.96 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $2,520,684,414.99 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $2,609,336,237.69 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $2,682,069,429.53 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $2,768,346,649.83 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $2,865,001,762.08 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $2,981,269,331.13 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $3,118,556,528.78 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $3,265,342,136.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $3,396,560,905.31 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $3,545,809,063.16 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $3,695,496,962.20 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $3,843,689,741.21 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $4,013,691,044.50 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $4,162,451,969.13 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $4,294,487,777.56 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $4,441,090,452.45 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $4,576,252,820.69 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $4,743,937,567.43 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $4,860,677,418.51 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $4,976,813,944.69 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $5,107,837,468.92 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $5,301,318,312.99 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $5,434,483,376.78 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $5,541,786,382.05 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $5,698,494,309.35 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $5,932,444,534.59 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $6,005,627,141.91 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $6,248,894,603.36 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $6,277,829,573.26 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $6,446,546,832.30 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $6,608,294,743.24 | 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 |