According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 2,497.25% higher in 2025 versus 1960 (a $23,873,714,543.73 difference in value).
Between 1960 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 5.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $956,000,000 in the year 1960 would cost $24,829,714,543.73 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.74% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1960: Pricing changed by 3.54%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1960-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $956,000,000 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | $956,000,000.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $984,749,395.09 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $1,010,855,167.65 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $1,034,978,223.30 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $1,056,127,203.59 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $1,081,902,523.33 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $1,129,818,181.82 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $1,209,457,310.75 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $1,282,817,836.16 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $1,371,379,191.15 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $1,458,618,734.88 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $1,552,797,787.76 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $1,603,026,615.97 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $1,665,151,745.59 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $1,820,134,116.83 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $2,039,554,787.42 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $2,233,530,591.08 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $2,447,003,110.96 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $2,653,536,121.67 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $2,899,062,564.81 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $3,216,627,722.09 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $3,562,281,368.82 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $3,975,677,843.07 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $4,321,331,489.80 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $4,590,320,082.96 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $4,876,492,222.61 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $5,242,633,944.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $5,590,600,760.46 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $5,955,751,123.40 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $6,411,776,011.06 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $6,993,703,422.05 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $7,604,380,228.14 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $8,165,158,658.83 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $8,652,246,111.30 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $9,064,981,679.92 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $9,471,108,192.19 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $9,804,204,631.87 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $10,077,489,111.65 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $10,401,663,325.27 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $10,764,830,971.31 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $11,201,689,595.58 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $11,717,526,443.14 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $12,269,052,194.95 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $12,762,087,798.13 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $13,322,866,228.83 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $13,885,296,923.61 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $14,442,109,920.50 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $15,080,865,302.45 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $15,639,813,024.54 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $16,135,918,534.39 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $16,686,756,944.35 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $17,194,610,051.85 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $17,824,661,306.60 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $18,263,294,462.50 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $18,699,660,712.06 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $19,191,962,709.99 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $19,918,939,080.54 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $20,419,287,604.56 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $20,822,463,173.18 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $21,411,270,611.82 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $22,290,304,846.18 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $22,565,277,939.85 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $23,479,320,345.66 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $23,588,039,322.50 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $24,221,970,093.33 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $24,829,714,543.73 | 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 |