According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,195% higher in 2025 versus 1965 (a $131,700,286,346,976,176 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1965 would cost $137,700,286,346,976,176 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 $6,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $6,000,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $6,265,729,993,891,263.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $6,707,391,569,945,021.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $7,114,233,353,695,786.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $7,605,375,687,232,742.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $8,089,187,538,179,596.00 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $8,611,484,422,724,497.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $8,890,042,761,148,443.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $9,234,575,442,883,322.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $10,094,074,526,573,000.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $11,310,934,636,530,238.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $12,386,682,956,627,978.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $13,570,555,894,929,752.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $14,715,943,799,633,474.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $16,077,580,940,745,268.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $17,838,729,383,017,718.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $19,755,650,580,329,868.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $22,048,259,010,384,852.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $23,965,180,207,697,008.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $25,456,933,414,783,140.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $27,043,982,895,540,624.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $29,074,526,572,999,388.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $31,004,276,114,844,232.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $33,029,321,930,360,424.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $35,558,338,423,946,252.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $38,785,583,384,239,464.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $42,172,266,340,867,440.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $45,282,223,579,719,000.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $47,983,506,414,172,272.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $50,272,449,602,932,184.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $52,524,740,378,741,600.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $54,372,021,991,447,768.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $55,887,599,266,951,744.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $57,685,400,122,174,696.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $59,699,450,213,805,744.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $62,122,174,709,835,056.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $64,982,895,540,623,096.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $68,041,539,401,343,936.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $70,775,809,407,452,664.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $73,885,766,646,304,208.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $77,004,886,988,393,408.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $80,092,852,779,474,656.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $83,635,253,512,522,912.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $86,735,058,032,987,168.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $89,486,353,084,911,424.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $92,541,185,094,685,392.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $95,357,629,810,629,200.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $98,851,759,315,821,648.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $101,284,324,984,728,160.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $103,704,318,875,992,672.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $106,434,520,464,263,904.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $110,466,175,931,582,160.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $113,241,001,832,620,672.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $115,476,927,306,047,648.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $118,742,327,428,222,368.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $123,617,263,286,499,696.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $125,142,205,253,512,512.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $130,211,288,943,188,768.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $130,814,221,136,224,832.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $134,329,865,607,819,184.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $137,700,286,346,976,176.00 | 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 |