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Does Medical Care Cost More?

No.

The prices of Medical Care have gone down 0.4% since June, 2024
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Past Data

Past Elections

Down 0.59% in 6 months
Up 0.15% vs now
Up 1.51% in 6 months
Up 4.32% vs now
Down 0.57% in 6 months
Up 8.44% vs now

Past Years

Up 4.02% in 12 months
Up 1.76% vs now
Up 3.73% in 12 months
Up 4.21% vs now
Up 1% in 12 months
Up 7.44% vs now
Down 0.66% in 12 months
Up 8.57% vs now

About This Data

This data is taken from the following price indexes:

  • Medical care (CUSR0000SAM)
  • Prescription drugs (CUSR0000SEMF01)
  • Nonprescription drugs (CUSR0000SEMF02)

Data is generally available monthly, and the numbers indicate the relative price of the commodity.
Higher numbers indicate it is more expensive, lower numbers indicate it's less expensive.

There's more information about how data is collected and calculated on our methodology page.