According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,195% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $5,026,560,928.91 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.36% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $229,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $5,255,560,928.91 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.94% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1965: Pricing changed by 2.44%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1965-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1965 (1.59%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $229,000,000 beginning in 1965. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | $229,000,000.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $239,142,028.10 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $255,998,778.25 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $271,526,573.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $290,271,838.73 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $308,737,324.37 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $328,671,655.47 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $339,303,298.72 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $352,452,962.74 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $385,257,177.76 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $431,700,671.96 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $472,758,399.51 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $517,942,883.32 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $561,658,521.69 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $613,627,672.57 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $680,844,838.12 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $754,007,330.48 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $841,508,552.23 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $914,671,044.59 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $971,606,292.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $1,032,178,680.51 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,109,677,764.20 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,183,329,871.72 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,260,619,120.34 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,357,143,249.85 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,480,316,432.50 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,609,574,832.01 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,728,271,533.29 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,831,370,494.81 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,918,731,826.51 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $2,004,694,257.79 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $2,075,198,839.34 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $2,133,043,372.02 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $2,201,659,438.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $2,278,529,016.49 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $2,370,996,334.76 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $2,480,180,513.13 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,596,918,753.82 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,701,276,725.72 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,819,973,427.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,939,019,853.39 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $3,056,877,214.42 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $3,192,078,842.39 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $3,310,388,048.26 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $3,415,395,809.41 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $3,531,988,564.45 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $3,639,482,871.11 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $3,772,842,147.22 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $3,865,685,070.25 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $3,958,048,170.43 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $4,062,250,864.39 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $4,216,125,714.72 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $4,322,031,569.95 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $4,407,369,392.18 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $4,531,998,830.18 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $4,718,058,882.10 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $4,776,260,833.84 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $4,969,730,861.33 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $4,992,742,773.37 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $5,126,923,204.03 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $5,255,560,928.91 | 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 |