According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,250.72% higher in 2026 versus 1965 (a $126,040,308,140,304.44 difference in value).
Between 1965 and 2026:Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.31% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $5,600,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $131,640,308,140,304.44 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.93% 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 1965-2026 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 $5,600,000,000,000 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 | $5,600,000,000,000.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $5,848,312,375,909.99 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $6,259,695,565,850.43 | 7.03% |
| 1968 | $6,639,576,439,444.08 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $7,099,139,642,620.78 | 6.92% |
| 1970 | $7,549,437,458,636.66 | 6.34% |
| 1971 | $8,038,649,900,728.00 | 6.48% |
| 1972 | $8,298,080,741,230.97 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $8,618,663,136,995.37 | 3.86% |
| 1974 | $9,421,045,665,122.44 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $10,556,982,131,039.05 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $11,561,350,099,272.01 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $12,665,784,248,841.83 | 9.55% |
| 1978 | $13,735,009,927,200.53 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $15,006,221,045,665.12 | 9.26% |
| 1980 | $16,649,900,727,994.71 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $18,439,973,527,465.26 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $20,580,277,961,614.83 | 11.61% |
| 1983 | $22,368,497,683,653.21 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $23,762,011,912,640.64 | 6.23% |
| 1985 | $25,242,620,780,939.78 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $27,138,318,994,043.68 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $28,939,510,258,107.22 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $30,829,649,238,914.63 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $33,188,616,810,059.56 | 7.65% |
| 1990 | $36,201,720,714,758.43 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $39,363,070,814,030.44 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $42,264,990,072,799.48 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $44,787,028,457,974.85 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $46,923,626,737,260.09 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $49,025,016,545,334.21 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $50,750,231,634,679.02 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $52,164,129,715,420.26 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $53,843,017,868,960.94 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $55,722,038,385,175.38 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $57,982,792,852,415.62 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $60,653,077,432,164.12 | 4.61% |
| 2002 | $63,508,669,755,129.05 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $66,060,357,379,219.06 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $68,964,129,715,420.24 | 4.40% |
| 2005 | $71,875,314,361,350.09 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $74,756,849,768,365.33 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $78,063,536,730,641.97 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $80,956,839,179,351.42 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $83,524,852,415,618.80 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $86,376,164,129,715.42 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $89,004,976,836,532.09 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $92,266,337,524,817.98 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $94,536,857,710,125.72 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $96,795,629,384,513.56 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $99,343,944,407,677.05 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $103,107,007,279,947.06 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $105,696,979,483,785.58 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $107,783,952,349,437.48 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $110,831,819,986,763.77 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $115,381,977,498,345.48 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $116,805,344,804,765.06 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $121,536,714,758,438.13 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $122,099,494,374,586.36 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $125,380,923,891,462.59 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $129,084,966,247,518.20 | 2.95% |
| 2026 | $131,640,308,140,304.44 | 1.98%* |
* 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.283 | 10.300 | 10.358 | 10.350 | 10.408 | 10.683 | 11.192 | 11.525 | 11.850 | 12.408 | 13.542 | 14.375 | 14.842 | 15.117 | 15.833 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.825 | 18.242 | 18.908 | 19.683 | 20.625 | 21.492 | 22.250 | 22.925 | 23.533 | 24.092 | 24.583 | 25.183 | 26.300 | 28.150 | 29.858 | 31.925 | 33.950 | 36.150 | 37.317 | 38.758 | 42.367 | 47.475 | 51.992 | 56.958 | 61.767 | 67.483 | 74.875 | 82.925 | 92.550 | 100.592 | 106.858 | 113.517 | 122.042 | 130.142 | 138.642 | 149.250 | 162.800 | 177.017 | 190.067 | 201.408 | 211.017 | 220.467 | 228.225 | 234.583 | 242.133 | 250.583 | 260.750 | 272.758 | 285.600 | 297.075 | 310.133 | 323.225 | 336.183 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.257 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.875 | 525.276 | 546.553 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 580.498 | 591.990 |