According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $4,146,066,208.13 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $74,481,789 in the year 1935 would cost $4,220,547,997.13 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $74,481,789 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $74,481,789.00 | - |
| 1936 | $74,481,789.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $75,212,002.62 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $75,212,002.62 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $75,650,130.79 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $75,650,130.79 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $76,088,258.96 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $78,424,942.54 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $82,222,053.35 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $84,558,736.92 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $86,895,420.50 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $91,714,830.38 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $98,859,689.77 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $104,982,250.11 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $108,352,466.80 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $110,374,596.82 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $115,654,602.98 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $121,945,674.15 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $126,270,785.57 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $130,146,534.78 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $133,179,729.80 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $138,066,544.01 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $143,739,742.12 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $150,592,516.07 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $156,939,757.52 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $162,500,615.07 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $167,387,429.28 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $171,824,881.26 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $175,925,311.57 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $179,520,209.38 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $183,901,491.09 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $192,046,181.44 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $205,583,218.51 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $218,053,020.29 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $233,106,654.86 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $247,935,608.33 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $263,944,137.64 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $272,482,019.94 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $283,042,032.26 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $309,385,892.77 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $346,682,957.55 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $379,654,910.90 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $415,940,910.67 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $451,047,334.59 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $492,781,851.36 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $546,761,488.78 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $605,515,599.86 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $675,784,617.99 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $734,538,729.07 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $780,261,335.60 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $828,904,796.59 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $891,141,464.92 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $950,288,767.95 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,012,356,925.45 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,089,871,909.48 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,188,787,769.53 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,292,590,443.79 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,387,911,406.03 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,470,706,396.22 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,540,863,073.79 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,609,896,345.80 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,666,515,986.31 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,712,968,806.44 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,768,071,849.44 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $1,829,802,985.27 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $1,904,060,093.15 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $1,991,741,897.55 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,085,490,092.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,169,296,147.19 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,264,617,109.44 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,360,218,923.07 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $2,454,865,841.97 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $2,563,441,304.78 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $2,658,451,083.68 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $2,742,778,960.76 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $2,836,410,321.03 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $2,922,735,051.51 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $3,029,830,989.18 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $3,104,389,731.46 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $3,178,563,145.64 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $3,262,244,502.81 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $3,385,815,744.81 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $3,470,864,848.27 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $3,539,396,519.69 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $3,639,481,844.93 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $3,788,899,840.49 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $3,835,639,690.75 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $3,991,008,365.58 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $4,009,488,387.13 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $4,117,243,763.88 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $4,220,547,997.13 | 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 |