Medical Care (CPI)
592
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 1949
1953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 1954
1957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 1958
1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
100
200
300
400
500
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
592
Medical Care (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Medical Care (CPI)
1947
14
1948
15
1949
15
1950
15
1951
16
1952
17
1953
18
1954
18
1955
19
1956
19
1957
20
1958
21
1959
22
1960
23
1961
23
1962
24
1963
24
1964
25
1965
26
1966
27
1967
29
1968
31
1969
33
1970
35
1971
37
1972
38
1973
40
1974
45
1975
49
1976
54
1977
59
1978
64
1979
71
1980
78
1981
88
1982
97
1983
103
1984
110
1985
117
1986
126
1987
134
1988
143
1989
155
1990
170
1991
183
1992
195
1993
206
1994
216
1995
224
1996
231
1997
238
1998
246
1999
255
2000
266
2001
278
2002
292
2003
303
2004
316
2005
329
2006
341
2007
359
2008
369
2009
381
2010
394
2011
407
2012
420
2013
429
2014
441
2015
453
2016
471
2017
479
2018
489
2019
511
2020
520
2021
531
2022
552
2023
554
2024
570
2025
588
2026
592
Source: FRED · CPIMEDSL · econscout.com