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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,452.42% higher in 2025 versus 1937 (a $436,193,398.06 difference in value).
Between 1937 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.67% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $8,000,000 in the year 1937 would cost $444,193,398.06 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.58% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1937: Pricing changed by 0.98%, which is significantly below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1937-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1937 (3.72%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $8,000,000 beginning in 1937. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | $8,000,000.00 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $8,000,000.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $8,046,601.94 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $8,046,601.94 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $8,093,203.88 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $8,341,747.57 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $8,745,631.07 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $8,994,174.76 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $9,242,718.45 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $9,755,339.81 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $10,515,309.93 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $11,166,542.20 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $11,525,018.67 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $11,740,104.56 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $12,301,717.70 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $12,970,873.79 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $13,430,918.60 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $13,843,166.54 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $14,165,795.37 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $14,685,586.26 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $15,289,021.66 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $16,017,923.82 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $16,693,054.52 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $17,284,540.70 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $17,804,331.59 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $18,276,325.62 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $18,712,471.99 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $19,094,846.90 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $19,560,866.32 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $20,427,184.47 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $21,867,064.97 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $23,193,427.93 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $24,794,622.85 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $26,371,919.34 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $28,074,682.60 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $28,982,823.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $30,106,049.29 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $32,908,140.40 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $36,875,280.06 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $40,382,374.91 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $44,241,971.62 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $47,976,101.57 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $52,415,235.25 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $58,156,833.46 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $64,406,273.34 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $71,880,507.84 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $78,129,947.72 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $82,993,278.57 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $88,167,289.02 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $94,787,154.59 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $101,078,416.73 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $107,680,358.48 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $115,925,317.40 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $126,446,601.94 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $137,487,677.37 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $147,626,587.01 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $156,433,159.07 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $163,895,444.36 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $171,238,237.49 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $177,260,642.27 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $182,201,643.02 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $188,062,733.38 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $194,628,827.48 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $202,527,259.15 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $211,853,622.11 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $221,825,242.72 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $230,739,357.73 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $240,878,267.36 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $251,047,050.04 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $261,114,264.38 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $272,663,002.24 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $282,768,812.55 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $291,738,431.67 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $301,697,625.09 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $310,879,641.52 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $322,271,008.22 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $330,201,523.53 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $338,091,053.02 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $346,991,904.41 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $360,135,683.35 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $369,182,016.43 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $376,471,456.31 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $387,117,132.19 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $403,010,126.96 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $407,981,657.95 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $424,507,602.69 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $426,473,248.69 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $437,934,757.28 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $444,193,398.06 | 1.43%* |
* 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 | 571.899 |