According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $15,308,013,174.02 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 $275,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $15,583,013,174.02 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 $275,000,000 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 | $275,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $275,000,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $277,696,078.43 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $277,696,078.43 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $279,313,725.49 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $279,313,725.49 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $280,931,372.55 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $289,558,823.53 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $303,578,431.37 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $312,205,882.35 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $320,833,333.33 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $338,627,450.98 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $365,007,541.48 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $387,613,122.17 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $400,056,561.09 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $407,522,624.43 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $427,017,345.40 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $450,245,098.04 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $466,214,177.98 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $480,524,132.73 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $491,723,227.75 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $509,766,214.18 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $530,712,669.68 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $556,014,328.81 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $579,449,472.10 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $599,981,146.30 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $618,024,132.73 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $634,407,993.97 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $649,547,511.31 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $662,820,512.82 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $678,996,983.41 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $709,068,627.45 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $759,049,773.76 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $805,090,497.74 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $860,671,191.55 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $915,422,322.78 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $974,528,657.62 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,006,052,036.20 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,045,041,478.13 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,142,307,692.31 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $1,280,015,082.96 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $1,401,753,393.67 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $1,535,727,752.64 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $1,665,346,907.99 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $1,819,438,159.88 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $2,018,740,573.15 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $2,235,671,191.55 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $2,495,116,892.91 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $2,712,047,511.31 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $2,880,863,499.25 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $3,060,463,800.90 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $3,290,252,639.52 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $3,508,634,992.46 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $3,737,801,659.13 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $4,024,000,754.15 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $4,389,215,686.27 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $4,772,473,604.83 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $5,124,415,535.44 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $5,430,109,351.43 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $5,689,140,271.49 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $5,944,023,378.58 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $6,153,073,152.34 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $6,324,585,218.70 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $6,528,035,444.95 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $6,755,957,767.72 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $7,030,128,205.13 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $7,353,865,007.54 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $7,700,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $8,009,426,847.66 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $8,361,368,778.28 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $8,714,347,662.14 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $9,063,800,904.98 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $9,464,680,806.94 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $9,815,473,793.36 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $10,126,827,300.15 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $10,472,530,920.06 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $10,791,257,164.40 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $11,186,674,396.68 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $11,461,958,521.87 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $11,735,819,947.21 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $12,044,786,387.63 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $12,501,033,371.04 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $12,815,049,773.76 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $13,068,080,882.35 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $13,437,613,687.78 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $13,989,291,478.13 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $14,161,863,310.71 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $14,735,512,066.37 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $14,803,743,589.74 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $15,201,595,588.24 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $15,583,013,174.02 | 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 |