According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 3,723.84% higher in 2025 versus 1950 (a $3,809,115,949.01 difference in value).
Between 1950 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.98% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $102,290,000 in the year 1950 would cost $3,911,405,949.01 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.51% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1950: Pricing changed by 1.87%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1950-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1950 (1.10%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $102,290,000 beginning in 1950. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | $102,290,000.00 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $107,183,262.09 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $113,013,531.81 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $117,021,842.24 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $120,613,704.83 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $123,424,727.74 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $127,953,597.96 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $133,211,251.91 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $139,562,081.42 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $145,444,407.12 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $150,597,949.11 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $155,126,819.34 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $159,239,241.73 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $163,039,328.24 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $166,370,910.94 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $170,431,277.35 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $177,979,394.40 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $190,524,885.50 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $202,081,312.98 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $216,032,315.52 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $229,775,094.15 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $244,611,048.35 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $252,523,557.25 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $262,310,081.42 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $286,724,335.88 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $321,289,506.36 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $351,846,366.41 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $385,474,529.26 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $418,009,516.54 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $456,687,109.41 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $506,712,905.85 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $561,163,460.56 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $626,285,491.09 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $680,736,045.80 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $723,109,613.23 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $768,190,091.60 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $825,868,117.05 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $880,683,063.61 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $938,204,921.12 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,010,042,173.03 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,101,712,753.18 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,197,912,203.56 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,286,251,201.02 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,362,981,715.01 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,427,999,633.59 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,491,976,432.57 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,544,448,860.05 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,587,499,155.22 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,638,566,071.25 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,695,775,592.88 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,764,593,597.96 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,845,852,982.19 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $1,932,734,412.21 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,010,401,933.84 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,098,740,931.30 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,187,340,208.65 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $2,275,054,534.35 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $2,375,677,181.32 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,463,727,788.65 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,541,878,910.33 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $2,628,652,063.92 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $2,708,653,775.67 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $2,807,905,268.14 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $2,877,002,813.84 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $2,945,743,255.52 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $3,023,295,212.88 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $3,137,815,244.73 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $3,216,634,765.19 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $3,280,146,704.27 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $3,372,901,089.92 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $3,511,374,680.81 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $3,554,690,982.04 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $3,698,679,383.41 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $3,715,805,800.71 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $3,815,668,430.38 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $3,911,405,949.01 | 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 |