According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,900,162,972.17 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 $285,637,644 in the year 1935 would cost $16,185,800,616.17 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 $285,637,644 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 | $285,637,644.00 | - |
| 1936 | $285,637,644.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $288,438,013.06 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $288,438,013.06 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $290,118,234.49 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $290,118,234.49 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $291,798,455.93 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $300,759,636.92 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $315,321,556.02 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $324,282,737.01 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $333,243,918.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $351,726,353.79 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $379,126,887.96 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $402,606,905.46 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $415,531,685.73 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $423,286,553.89 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $443,535,376.32 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $467,661,632.82 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $484,248,434.17 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $499,111,931.48 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $510,744,233.73 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $529,485,165.12 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $551,241,878.58 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $577,522,265.13 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $601,863,934.64 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $623,189,822.09 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $641,930,753.48 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $658,948,380.84 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $674,673,530.17 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $688,459,962.46 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $705,262,176.81 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $736,497,062.47 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $788,411,596.56 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $836,233,283.57 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $893,963,968.78 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $950,833,001.97 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,012,225,708.26 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,044,968,484.95 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,085,466,129.80 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,186,494,828.92 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,329,529,063.93 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,455,976,497.58 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,595,133,298.51 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,729,766,426.33 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,889,818,288.70 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $2,096,830,186.05 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,322,152,188.78 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,591,633,857.44 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,816,955,860.17 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,992,302,045.86 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $3,178,849,707.77 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,417,527,316.79 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,644,357,210.55 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,882,388,580.55 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $4,179,658,526.80 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,559,000,827.76 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,957,084,060.13 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $5,322,639,928.81 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,640,158,697.48 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,909,209,540.13 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $6,173,952,122.69 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $6,391,088,431.25 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $6,569,234,985.99 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,780,555,143.43 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $7,017,294,035.40 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $7,302,070,027.38 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $7,638,329,727.45 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,997,854,032.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $8,319,250,234.75 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $8,684,806,103.43 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $9,051,439,037.13 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $9,414,409,949.76 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $9,830,796,825.11 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $10,195,159,305.75 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $10,518,556,695.31 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $10,877,632,940.81 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $11,208,688,262.69 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $11,619,401,159.50 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $11,905,333,919.32 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $12,189,788,945.92 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $12,510,706,931.81 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $12,984,602,616.98 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $13,310,765,909.52 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $13,573,584,853.95 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $13,957,412,053.67 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $14,530,430,032.88 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $14,709,677,348.08 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $15,305,516,180.98 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $15,376,387,059.47 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $15,789,628,904.96 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $16,185,800,616.17 | 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 |