According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,325,153,969.41 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 $23,805,659 in the year 1935 would cost $1,348,959,628.41 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 $23,805,659 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 | $23,805,659.00 | - |
| 1936 | $23,805,659.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $24,039,047.81 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $24,039,047.81 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $24,179,081.10 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $24,179,081.10 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $24,319,114.39 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $25,065,958.59 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $26,279,580.43 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $27,026,424.63 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $27,773,268.83 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $29,313,635.00 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $31,597,254.78 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $33,554,130.22 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $34,631,309.36 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $35,277,616.84 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $36,965,197.50 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $38,975,931.89 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $40,358,311.79 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $41,597,067.80 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $42,566,529.03 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $44,128,438.78 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $45,941,690.33 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $48,131,954.58 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $50,160,641.97 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $51,937,987.55 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $53,499,897.30 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $54,918,183.17 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $56,228,751.12 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $57,377,742.21 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $58,778,075.09 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $61,381,258.01 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $65,707,927.56 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $69,693,490.38 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $74,504,890.54 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $79,244,478.75 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $84,361,079.67 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $87,089,933.49 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $90,465,094.80 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $98,885,045.08 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $110,805,827.56 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $121,344,230.15 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $132,941,858.90 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $144,162,474.94 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $157,501,543.29 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $174,754,362.52 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $193,533,185.54 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $215,992,370.61 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $234,771,193.62 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $249,384,923.96 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $264,932,209.55 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $284,824,117.67 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $303,728,611.59 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $323,566,660.75 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $348,341,780.98 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $379,956,988.75 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $413,134,106.27 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $443,600,322.95 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $470,063,023.83 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $492,486,302.93 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $514,550,522.32 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $532,647,131.88 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $547,494,251.03 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $565,106,129.97 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $584,836,461.22 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $608,570,308.28 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $636,594,918.91 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $666,558,452.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $693,344,306.62 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $723,810,523.31 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $754,366,504.92 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $784,617,285.77 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $819,319,868.49 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $849,686,625.63 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $876,639,263.49 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $906,565,454.36 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $934,156,320.86 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $968,386,021.93 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $992,216,276.52 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,015,923,373.63 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,042,669,372.62 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,082,164,863.92 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,109,348,018.12 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,131,251,917.34 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,163,240,906.27 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,210,997,463.93 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,225,936,322.83 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,275,594,819.79 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,281,501,352.08 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,315,941,821.20 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,348,959,628.41 | 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 |