According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,479.04% higher in 2025 versus 1940 (a $15,615,252,473.46 difference in value).
Between 1940 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $285,000,000 in the year 1940 would cost $15,900,252,473.46 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.75% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1940: Pricing changed by 0%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1940-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1940 (0.72%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $285,000,000 beginning in 1940. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $285,000,000.00 | - |
| 1941 | $286,650,579.15 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $295,453,667.95 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $309,758,687.26 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $318,561,776.06 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $327,364,864.86 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $345,521,235.52 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $372,438,372.44 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $395,504,158.00 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $408,200,920.70 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $415,818,978.32 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $435,710,573.21 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $459,411,196.91 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $475,705,375.71 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $490,306,652.81 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $501,733,739.23 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $520,144,045.14 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $541,516,929.02 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $567,333,679.83 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $591,245,916.25 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $612,195,574.70 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $630,605,880.61 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $647,323,284.82 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $662,771,012.77 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $676,314,226.31 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $692,820,017.82 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $723,503,861.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $774,502,524.50 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $821,480,546.48 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $878,192,753.19 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $934,058,509.06 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $994,368,131.87 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,026,533,264.03 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,066,316,453.82 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,165,562,815.56 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,306,073,656.07 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,430,290,317.79 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,566,992,129.49 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,699,250,074.25 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,856,478,318.98 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $2,059,838,134.84 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,281,185,031.19 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,545,912,533.41 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,767,259,429.76 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,939,512,177.01 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $3,122,768,785.27 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,357,235,669.74 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,580,063,855.06 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,813,895,901.40 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $4,105,921,443.42 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,478,571,428.57 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,869,631,719.63 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $5,228,738,491.24 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,540,655,628.16 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,804,959,904.96 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $6,065,031,927.53 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $6,278,337,540.84 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $6,453,341,253.34 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,660,933,323.43 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,893,495,693.50 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $7,173,247,698.25 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $7,503,575,141.08 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,856,756,756.76 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $8,172,482,922.48 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $8,531,589,694.09 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $8,891,754,529.25 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $9,248,321,948.32 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $9,657,362,971.49 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $10,015,297,408.67 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $10,332,989,456.49 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $10,685,730,917.73 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $11,010,945,797.45 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $11,414,412,941.79 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $11,695,301,306.80 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $11,974,738,008.61 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $12,289,994,394.12 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $12,755,529,662.90 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $13,075,938,817.94 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $13,334,121,139.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $13,711,176,900.80 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $14,274,085,758.84 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $14,450,170,812.30 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $15,035,497,921.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $15,105,118,503.12 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $15,511,069,980.69 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $15,900,252,473.46 | 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 |