According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 1,117.41% higher in 2025 versus 1975 (a $4,164,637,569.13 difference in value).
Between 1975 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.13% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $372,705,000 in the year 1975 would cost $4,537,342,569.13 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.64% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1975: Pricing changed by 12.06%, which is significantly above the average yearly change for medical care during the 1975-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1975 (9.14%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $372,705,000 beginning in 1975. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | $372,705,000.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $408,151,830.04 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $447,161,459.01 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $484,902,973.10 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $529,770,085.06 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $587,801,437.14 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $650,965,635.13 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $726,509,049.74 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $789,673,247.73 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $838,827,795.69 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $891,122,437.62 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $958,030,593.81 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,021,617,496.76 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,088,344,493.68 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,171,677,756.80 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,278,018,246.92 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,389,612,355.80 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,492,088,114.87 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,581,097,701.72 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,656,520,343.49 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,730,735,256.80 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,791,604,770.74 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,841,544,342.19 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,900,783,422.72 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,967,148,101.10 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $2,046,978,951.72 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $2,141,242,157.32 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,242,027,096.57 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,332,123,639.01 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,434,599,398.09 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,537,377,089.27 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $2,639,128,211.28 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $2,755,853,354.48 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,857,994,572.77 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,948,652,105.09 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $3,049,311,440.57 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $3,142,115,710.21 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $3,257,250,275.04 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $3,337,405,400.75 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $3,417,146,275.59 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $3,507,108,760.18 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $3,639,955,266.62 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $3,731,388,160.60 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $3,805,063,823.16 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $3,912,661,558.60 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $4,073,294,877.37 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $4,123,543,023.44 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $4,290,573,679.81 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $4,310,440,812.83 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $4,426,284,314.27 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $4,537,342,569.13 | 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 |