According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,446.91% higher in 2025 versus 1941 (a $22,332,335.05 difference in value).
Between 1941 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.90% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $410,000 in the year 1941 would cost $22,742,335.05 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1941: Pricing changed by 0.58%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1941-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1941 (5.11%), inflation for medical care was much lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $410,000 beginning in 1941. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | $410,000.00 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $422,591.17 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $443,051.82 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $455,642.99 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $468,234.17 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $494,203.45 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $532,703.38 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $565,694.67 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $583,855.01 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $594,751.22 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $623,202.42 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $657,101.73 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $680,407.50 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $701,291.89 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $717,636.20 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $743,968.70 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $774,538.61 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $811,464.64 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $845,666.62 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $875,631.18 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $901,963.68 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $925,874.80 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $947,969.88 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $967,340.91 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $990,949.36 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,034,836.85 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,107,780.89 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $1,174,974.16 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $1,256,090.36 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $1,335,995.87 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,422,257.49 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,468,263.69 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,525,166.10 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,667,119.44 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,868,093.90 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $2,045,762.59 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $2,241,288.94 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $2,430,459.18 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $2,655,344.75 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $2,946,212.90 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $3,262,808.21 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $3,641,451.35 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $3,958,046.66 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $4,204,421.97 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $4,466,536.25 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $4,801,897.24 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $5,120,611.25 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $5,455,064.23 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $5,872,752.10 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $6,405,758.16 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $6,965,096.71 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $7,478,731.73 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $7,924,870.81 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $8,302,908.61 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $8,674,892.96 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $8,979,986.71 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $9,230,296.77 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $9,527,218.37 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $9,859,855.31 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $10,259,988.19 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $10,732,459.77 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $11,237,619.96 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $11,689,207.15 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $12,202,842.17 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $12,717,990.55 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $13,227,993.50 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $13,813,050.13 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $14,325,008.34 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $14,779,407.35 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $15,283,937.99 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $15,749,097.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $16,326,181.23 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $16,727,939.47 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $17,127,621.36 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $17,578,536.62 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $18,244,397.68 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $18,702,683.01 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $19,071,964.49 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $19,611,272.18 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $20,416,407.94 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $20,668,264.65 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $21,505,465.52 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $21,605,044.74 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $22,185,682.34 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $22,742,335.05 | 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 |