Health Insurance (CPI)
CPI for health insurance (measures insurer retained earnings, not premiums).
| Year | Health Insurance (CPI) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 64 |
| 1979 | 69 |
| 1980 | 75 |
| 1981 | 85 |
| 1982 | 95 |
| 1983 | 104 |
| 1984 | 114 |
| 1985 | 124 |
| 1986 | 135 |
| 1987 | 146 |
| 1988 | 157 |
| 1989 | 172 |
| 1990 | 189 |
| 1991 | 207 |
| 1992 | 219 |
| 1993 | 226 |
| 1994 | 233 |
| 1995 | 238 |
| 1996 | 245 |
| 1997 | 252 |
| 1998 | 264 |
| 1999 | 280 |
| 2000 | 290 |
| 2001 | 307 |
| 2002 | 321 |
| 2003 | 329 |
| 2004 | 341 |
| 2005 | 356 |
| 2006 | 362 |
| 2007 | 374 |
| 2008 | 380 |
| 2009 | 397 |
| 2010 | 413 |
| 2011 | 430 |
| 2012 | 438 |
| 2013 | 442 |
| 2014 | 470 |
| 2015 | 481 |
| 2016 | 511 |
| 2017 | 525 |
| 2018 | 522 |
| 2019 | 538 |
| 2020 | 525 |
| 2021 | 525 |
| 2022 | 535 |
| 2023 | 553 |
| 2024 | 559 |
| 2025 | 570 |
| 2026 | 551 |
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Source: BLS · CUUR0000SEMF01 · series · Jan 1978 to Jul 2026 · latest-revised
Refreshed Sep 10, 2026 from BLS. May be delayed: our daily refresh has not run in the last few days.
CPI for health insurance (measures insurer retained earnings, not premiums).
Consumer price index for health insurance, all urban consumers.
Source: BLS · Jul 2026 · Full lesson → Learn
About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.
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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.
- Medical Care (CPI) Broader medical inflation, which captures more than insurance.
- CPI Inflation (YoY) The overall inflation rate, for context.
- Real Wage Growth (YoY) Whether pay has kept pace with health costs.