According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,637.38% higher in 2026 versus 1935 (a $11,324,497,298.38 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2026: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.55% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $200,882,193 in the year 1935 would cost $11,525,379,491.38 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.54% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $200,882,193 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 | $200,882,193.00 | - |
| 1936 | $200,882,193.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $202,523,387.39 | 0.82% |
| 1938 | $202,851,626.26 | 0.16% |
| 1939 | $204,000,462.34 | 0.57% |
| 1940 | $203,836,342.90 | -0.08% |
| 1941 | $204,985,178.97 | 0.56% |
| 1942 | $210,401,120.45 | 2.64% |
| 1943 | $220,412,406.21 | 4.76% |
| 1944 | $226,977,183.76 | 2.98% |
| 1945 | $233,377,841.87 | 2.82% |
| 1946 | $244,373,844.26 | 4.71% |
| 1947 | $266,694,087.93 | 9.13% |
| 1948 | $283,106,031.80 | 6.15% |
| 1949 | $292,296,720.37 | 3.25% |
| 1950 | $297,712,661.85 | 1.85% |
| 1951 | $311,826,933.58 | 4.74% |
| 1952 | $328,895,355.21 | 5.47% |
| 1953 | $340,547,835.36 | 3.54% |
| 1954 | $351,051,479.43 | 3.08% |
| 1955 | $359,257,451.37 | 2.34% |
| 1956 | $372,387,006.47 | 3.65% |
| 1957 | $387,650,114.27 | 4.10% |
| 1958 | $406,195,610.85 | 4.78% |
| 1959 | $423,264,032.47 | 4.20% |
| 1960 | $438,198,901.40 | 3.53% |
| 1961 | $451,492,575.93 | 3.03% |
| 1962 | $463,473,294.96 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $474,469,297.36 | 2.37% |
| 1964 | $484,152,344.24 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $495,968,943.83 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $517,960,948.62 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $554,395,464.01 | 7.03% |
| 1968 | $588,039,948.95 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $628,741,569.76 | 6.92% |
| 1970 | $668,622,593.37 | 6.34% |
| 1971 | $711,950,125.19 | 6.48% |
| 1972 | $734,926,846.61 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $763,319,509.51 | 3.86% |
| 1974 | $834,383,226.48 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $934,988,442.42 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,023,941,178.21 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,121,756,363.69 | 9.55% |
| 1978 | $1,216,453,279.83 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,329,039,214.80 | 9.26% |
| 1980 | $1,474,613,156.95 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $1,633,152,534.76 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $1,822,710,486.49 | 11.61% |
| 1983 | $1,981,085,744.86 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,104,503,562.78 | 6.23% |
| 1985 | $2,235,634,994.32 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $2,403,529,180.13 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $2,563,053,274.58 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $2,730,455,102.08 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $2,939,379,147.57 | 7.65% |
| 1990 | $3,206,237,354.94 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $3,486,225,117.41 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $3,743,236,158.45 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $3,966,602,714.56 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $4,155,832,427.41 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $4,341,943,870.92 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $4,494,739,068.38 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $4,619,962,200.12 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $4,768,654,411.61 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $4,935,071,522.48 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $5,135,297,237.72 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $5,371,793,348.92 | 4.61% |
| 2002 | $5,624,701,404.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $5,850,693,871.13 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $6,107,869,031.61 | 4.40% |
| 2005 | $6,365,700,669.85 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $6,620,906,397.06 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $6,913,766,047.11 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $7,170,013,932.76 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $7,397,452,292.14 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $7,649,981,231.32 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $7,882,804,349.48 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $8,171,649,638.05 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $8,372,740,262.74 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $8,572,790,370.19 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $8,798,484,139.93 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $9,131,763,125.35 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $9,361,146,300.08 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $9,545,980,894.36 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $9,815,917,982.40 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $10,218,906,699.41 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $10,344,968,481.49 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $10,764,006,438.41 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $10,813,849,511.96 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $11,104,472,214.05 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $11,420,625,336.03 | 2.85% |
| 2026 | $11,525,379,491.38 | 0.92%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.283 | 10.300 | 10.358 | 10.350 | 10.408 | 10.683 | 11.192 | 11.525 | 11.850 | 12.408 | 13.542 | 14.375 | 14.842 | 15.117 | 15.833 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.825 | 18.242 | 18.908 | 19.683 | 20.625 | 21.492 | 22.250 | 22.925 | 23.533 | 24.092 | 24.583 | 25.183 | 26.300 | 28.150 | 29.858 | 31.925 | 33.950 | 36.150 | 37.317 | 38.758 | 42.367 | 47.475 | 51.992 | 56.958 | 61.767 | 67.483 | 74.875 | 82.925 | 92.550 | 100.592 | 106.858 | 113.517 | 122.042 | 130.142 | 138.642 | 149.250 | 162.800 | 177.017 | 190.067 | 201.408 | 211.017 | 220.467 | 228.225 | 234.583 | 242.133 | 250.583 | 260.750 | 272.758 | 285.600 | 297.075 | 310.133 | 323.225 | 336.183 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.257 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.875 | 525.276 | 546.553 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 579.894 | 585.213 |