According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 4,757.04% higher in 2025 versus 1945 (a $42,813,387,605.04 difference in value).
Between 1945 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.97% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $900,000,000 in the year 1945 would cost $43,713,387,605.04 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.67% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1945: Pricing changed by 2.76%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1945-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1945 (2.27%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $900,000,000 beginning in 1945. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | $900,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $949,915,966.39 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $1,023,917,259.21 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $1,087,330,316.74 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $1,122,236,586.94 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $1,143,180,349.06 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $1,197,866,839.04 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $1,263,025,210.08 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $1,307,821,590.17 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $1,347,963,800.90 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $1,379,379,444.09 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $1,429,993,535.88 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $1,488,752,424.05 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $1,559,728,506.79 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $1,625,468,649.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $1,683,063,994.83 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $1,733,678,086.62 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,779,638,009.05 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,822,107,304.46 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,859,340,659.34 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,904,718,810.60 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,989,075,630.25 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $2,129,282,482.22 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $2,258,435,681.97 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $2,414,350,355.53 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $2,567,937,944.41 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $2,733,742,727.86 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $2,822,171,945.70 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $2,931,544,925.66 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $3,204,395,604.40 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $3,590,691,661.28 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $3,932,191,338.07 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $4,308,015,513.90 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $4,671,622,495.15 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $5,103,878,474.47 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $5,662,960,568.84 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $6,271,493,212.67 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $6,999,288,946.35 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $7,607,821,590.17 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $8,081,383,322.56 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $8,585,197,155.79 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $9,229,799,612.15 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $9,842,404,654.17 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $10,485,261,797.03 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $11,288,106,011.64 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $12,312,605,042.02 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $13,387,718,164.19 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $14,374,983,839.69 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $15,232,514,544.28 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $15,959,146,735.62 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $16,674,143,503.56 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $17,260,568,842.92 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $17,741,693,600.52 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $18,312,411,118.29 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $18,951,777,634.13 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $19,720,879,120.88 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $20,629,023,917.26 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $21,600,000,000.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $22,468,002,585.65 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $23,455,268,261.15 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $24,445,442,792.50 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $25,425,727,213.96 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $26,550,273,432.45 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $27,534,316,095.67 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $28,407,723,335.49 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $29,377,489,334.20 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $30,271,578,539.11 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $31,380,800,904.98 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $32,153,026,502.91 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $32,921,261,150.61 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $33,787,972,204.27 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $35,067,833,872.01 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $35,948,711,053.65 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $36,658,512,605.04 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $37,695,124,111.18 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $39,242,687,782.81 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $39,726,785,391.08 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $41,335,981,900.45 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $41,527,384,615.38 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $42,643,436,974.79 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $43,713,387,605.04 | 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 |