Chart 2a. Private-insurance-only indexes for physicians’ services, January 2016–March 2020
Date Comparison unchained Lowe Consumer Price Index Medical claims unchained Lowe Medical claims mixed quantity Medical claims chained Törnqvist

Jan 2016

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Feb 2016

100.20 100.06 99.87 99.86 99.93

Mar 2016

99.99 100.20 99.80 99.82 99.88

Apr 2016

100.25 100.39 99.71 99.76 99.84

May 2016

100.36 100.81 100.10 100.05 100.20

Jun 2016

100.31 101.10 100.21 100.27 100.29

Jul 2016

100.48 102.00 100.48 100.36 100.51

Aug 2016

100.54 102.29 100.54 100.43 100.68

Sep 2016

100.47 102.28 100.85 100.69 100.77

Oct 2016

100.54 102.24 100.85 100.71 100.81

Nov 2016

100.61 102.61 101.18 101.08 101.08

Dec 2016

100.50 102.63 101.45 101.31 101.40

Jan 2017

100.78 102.95 101.69 101.53 101.63

Feb 2017

101.10 102.82 101.69 101.36 101.57

Mar 2017

101.07 103.06 101.61 101.19 101.50

Apr 2017

101.15 102.36 101.59 101.23 101.52

May 2017

101.29 102.33 101.55 101.27 101.50

Jun 2017

101.37 101.39 101.62 101.27 101.58

Jul 2017

101.31 101.42 101.68 101.48 101.64

Aug 2017

101.50 101.37 101.54 101.08 101.50

Sep 2017

101.54 101.28 101.97 101.52 101.88

Oct 2017

101.95 101.17 102.13 101.66 101.96

Nov 2017

102.22 100.66 102.29 101.77 102.08

Dec 2017

102.43 100.75 102.88 102.19 102.66

Jan 2018

102.50 100.79 103.16 102.38 102.91

Feb 2018

102.59 100.92 103.08 102.41 102.81

Mar 2018

102.63 100.96 103.15 102.38 102.84

Apr 2018

102.72 101.04 102.93 102.12 102.62

May 2018

102.58 101.10 102.97 102.48 102.69

Jun 2018

102.79 101.02 103.09 102.71 102.86

Jul 2018

103.14 100.86 103.10 102.46 102.86

Aug 2018

103.41 100.81 103.15 102.61 102.91

Sep 2018

103.28 101.03 103.57 102.86 103.36

Oct 2018

103.51 100.91 103.51 103.11 103.18

Nov 2018

103.69 100.74 103.58 103.12 103.20

Dec 2018

103.67 100.75 103.93 103.78 103.44

Jan 2019

104.21 101.34 104.16 103.89 103.64

Feb 2019

104.41 101.58 104.06 103.80 103.59

Mar 2019

104.45 101.05 103.60 103.34 103.13

Apr 2019

104.66 101.34 103.90 103.63 103.45

May 2019

104.80 101.42 104.07 103.78 103.64

Jun 2019

104.92 101.49 104.31 104.05 103.84

Jul 2019

105.04 101.58 104.11 103.85 103.52

Aug 2019

105.21 101.53 104.20 103.98 103.58

Sep 2019

105.59 101.96 103.69 103.56 103.15

Oct 2019

105.59 102.08 104.05 103.89 103.42

Nov 2019

105.83 102.11 104.33 104.14 103.64

Dec 2019

106.07 102.13 104.63 104.39 103.98

Jan 2020

105.57 102.04 104.73 104.60 104.22

Feb 2020

105.82 102.43 104.42 104.53 104.13

Mar 2020

105.90 102.50 104.71 104.78 104.32

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.