Medical care prices rise 4 percent over the year ending November 2016
December 19, 2016
Between November 2015 and November 2016, medical care prices increased 4.0 percent. Health insurance prices and prescription drug prices both increased 6.0 percent during this 12-month period. Medical care commodities and services make up about 8.5 percent of the total Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) market basket. The CPI-U for all items rose 1.7 percent over the year ending November 2016.
Consumer price indexes for selected medical care items, November 2010 to November 2016
Month
All items
Medical care
Prescription drugs
Nonprescription drugs(1)
Physicians' services
Dental services
Eyeglasses and eye care(1)
Hospital services
Nursing homes and adult day services
Care of invalids and elderly at home(1)
Health insurance(1)
Nov 2010
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
100.000
Dec 2010
100.402
100.249
100.288
99.921
100.108
99.980
99.909
100.660
100.206
99.709
99.487
Jan 2011
100.727
100.392
100.604
99.358
100.303
100.035
100.181
100.958
100.448
99.983
99.399
Feb 2011
101.051
100.760
101.034
99.231
101.252
100.066
100.590
101.410
100.739
100.318
99.764
Mar 2011
101.574
100.957
101.472
99.954
101.328
100.392
100.507
101.666
100.969
100.645
99.235
Apr 2011
102.051
101.316
102.109
100.541
101.390
100.634
100.728
102.367
101.074
100.770
99.254
May 2011
102.375
101.576
102.694
99.987
101.429
100.957
99.855
103.095
101.138
101.232
99.504
Jun 2011
102.375
101.753
102.627
99.584
101.517
101.010
100.069
103.431
101.376
101.504
99.648
Jul 2011
102.644
102.039
102.985
99.362
101.657
101.131
101.033
103.889
101.660
101.267
99.949
Aug 2011
102.967
102.255
103.185
98.831
101.934
101.320
101.052
104.606
101.910
101.405
100.224
Sep 2011
103.191
102.463
103.511
98.856
101.975
101.546
101.255
104.809
102.290
101.375
101.077
Oct 2011
103.261
102.938
103.811
99.150
102.448
101.755
101.278
105.565
102.508
101.378
102.697
Nov 2011
103.451
103.367
104.047
99.888
102.598
102.029
100.693
106.271
102.805
101.502
104.273
Dec 2011
103.476
103.744
104.432
100.036
102.780
102.213
100.602
106.520
103.165
101.611
105.516
Jan 2012
103.766
104.038
104.787
99.588
102.717
102.360
101.013
106.807
103.636
101.872
107.369
Feb 2012
104.002
104.186
105.388
99.099
102.622
102.490
101.136
106.829
104.135
101.866
109.087
Mar 2012
104.237
104.486
105.731
100.102
102.673
102.572
101.037
106.969
104.291
101.892
110.490
Apr 2012
104.416
104.818
105.916
99.837
102.768
102.659
101.606
107.633
104.646
102.047
111.569
May 2012
104.159
105.221
106.103
100.327
103.117
102.852
103.126
108.281
104.953
102.134
112.413
Jun 2012
104.060
105.771
106.199
100.438
103.709
103.128
102.612
109.378
105.292
102.385
113.517
Jul 2012
104.046
106.213
106.941
100.755
104.118
103.228
101.849
109.808
105.603
102.407
114.488
Aug 2012
104.670
106.385
107.238
100.766
104.482
103.800
101.695
109.531
105.831
102.510
115.038
Sep 2012
105.190
106.637
107.357
100.612
104.934
104.004
101.337
110.049
106.071
102.515
115.658
Oct 2012
105.494
106.730
107.503
100.474
104.890
104.355
101.373
110.247
106.426
102.585
115.755
Nov 2012
105.323
106.864
106.924
100.759
104.911
104.585
101.008
110.995
106.615
102.555
115.985
Dec 2012
105.320
107.047
106.395
100.696
104.793
105.093
100.909
111.757
106.879
102.561
116.013
Jan 2013
105.488
107.275
106.493
100.352
104.989
105.433
101.309
111.810
107.117
102.802
116.601
Feb 2013
106.109
107.462
106.190
99.774
105.242
105.809
101.695
112.599
107.198
102.813
117.480
Mar 2013
105.794
107.739
106.505
99.997
105.332
106.343
101.827
112.930
107.724
102.965
117.704
Apr 2013
105.586
107.721
106.586
100.677
105.548
106.490
102.205
112.245
107.868
103.064
117.485
May 2013
105.604
107.553
106.033
100.601
105.588
106.612
101.977
112.399
108.244
102.696
117.199
Jun 2013
105.814
108.030
106.266
100.895
105.985
106.881
101.930
113.246
108.428
102.758
117.646
Jul 2013
105.993
108.250
106.748
100.779
105.895
107.221
102.469
113.548
108.742
102.758
117.732
Aug 2013
106.220
108.874
107.370
99.976
106.032
107.339
102.325
115.760
108.934
102.843
118.386
Sep 2013
106.399
109.177
107.754
100.194
106.176
107.615
102.821
116.504
108.889
102.881
118.492
Oct 2013
106.471
109.206
108.087
100.765
106.395
107.767
102.448
116.186
109.205
102.876
118.000
Nov 2013
106.658
109.160
108.221
100.269
106.461
108.004
101.857
115.929
109.873
102.897
117.481
Dec 2013
106.948
109.177
107.280
99.386
106.697
108.112
102.072
116.433
110.092
102.911
117.029
Jan 2014
107.216
109.565
108.001
99.330
106.648
108.334
102.423
117.162
109.894
103.078
117.223
Feb 2014
107.300
109.914
108.932
99.015
106.643
108.480
103.246
117.942
110.462
104.051
117.663
Mar 2014
107.426
110.111
108.738
99.097
106.838
108.672
103.398
118.658
110.798
104.507
117.439
Apr 2014
107.698
110.328
109.209
99.681
106.990
108.784
103.404
119.056
111.058
104.391
117.258
May 2014
107.839
110.594
109.822
99.821
107.426
109.005
104.542
119.484
111.133
104.438
117.073
Jun 2014
107.936
110.848
110.584
99.844
107.148
109.173
104.400
119.855
111.342
104.438
116.826
Jul 2014
108.046
111.070
111.162
100.043
107.038
109.283
103.883
120.374
111.543
104.489
116.615
Aug 2014
108.003
111.162
111.250
99.371
107.626
109.506
103.862
120.474
112.065
104.224
116.255
Sep 2014
108.161
111.363
111.798
100.831
107.667
109.735
103.987
120.756
112.452
104.321
116.136
Oct 2014
108.225
111.486
112.515
98.664
107.772
109.925
103.880
121.014
112.732
104.211
116.140
Nov 2014
108.047
111.866
113.155
98.831
108.085
110.096
104.539
121.336
113.091
104.361
116.285
Dec 2014
107.684
112.390
114.145
99.218
108.185
110.118
104.678
122.123
113.284
104.773
116.400
Jan 2015
106.997
112.466
114.055
98.268
108.417
110.668
103.828
122.199
113.632
104.954
116.605
Feb 2015
107.207
112.482
114.597
99.201
107.930
111.055
103.950
122.124
113.813
104.272
116.770
Mar 2015
107.409
112.834
114.994
98.819
108.679
111.133
103.656
122.691
113.994
104.475
117.001
Apr 2015
107.563
113.525
115.310
99.108
108.986
111.493
103.511
124.740
114.298
104.475
117.902
May 2015
107.872
113.713
115.663
99.167
109.112
111.670
104.093
125.359
114.688
105.181
117.985
Jun 2015
108.121
113.621
115.887
98.202
109.377
111.911
104.376
124.252
115.092
105.360
117.594
Jul 2015
108.263
113.838
116.079
98.844
109.687
112.226
103.773
124.362
115.273
105.408
117.668
Aug 2015
108.249
113.926
116.449
98.672
109.555
112.427
103.487
124.631
115.678
105.513
117.446
Sep 2015
108.151
114.105
116.496
98.784
109.858
112.593
103.933
124.890
115.969
105.685
118.153
Oct 2015
108.361
114.815
116.645
98.835
109.843
112.694
104.198
127.381
116.247
105.839
119.611
Nov 2015
108.521
115.146
117.027
98.607
110.953
113.187
103.643
127.090
116.599
106.094
120.468
Dec 2015
108.402
115.274
116.912
97.973
110.741
113.274
104.067
127.254
116.942
106.615
120.854
Jan 2016
108.433
115.831
117.451
97.597
110.859
113.640
105.083
127.799
117.085
107.148
122.156
Feb 2016
108.250
116.422
118.550
97.400
111.172
114.569
104.887
128.393
117.453
107.621
123.743
Mar 2016
108.347
116.545
119.111
97.240
111.411
114.276
105.351
128.191
117.934
107.310
124.255
Apr 2016
108.789
116.913
119.913
97.654
111.319
115.053
106.071
128.569
118.553
107.388
124.734
May 2016
109.023
117.274
119.223
97.920
112.413
115.184
106.452
129.415
118.886
107.396
125.386
Jun 2016
109.252
117.643
120.355
97.751
112.700
114.942
106.054
129.550
119.171
107.747
125.829
Jul 2016
109.208
118.271
121.548
97.218
113.459
114.991
105.748
130.072
119.384
107.809
126.726
Aug 2016
109.432
119.505
123.611
97.433
114.277
115.560
105.454
132.325
119.980
107.636
128.119
Sep 2016
109.751
119.687
124.611
98.229
114.334
115.852
105.474
132.349
120.234
107.885
128.041
Oct 2016
110.143
119.707
124.818
97.477
114.263
116.004
105.359
132.622
120.499
108.366
127.899
Nov 2016
110.364
119.728
124.020
97.315
114.998
116.192
105.478
132.539
120.757
108.026
127.755
From November 2010 to November 2016, medical care prices have increased 19.7 percent, driven by increases in the prices of hospital services (+32.5 percent), health insurance (+27.8 percent), and prescription drugs (+24.0 percent). Only the prices of nonprescription drugs have fallen over this 6-year period, declining 2.7 percent. Comparatively, the CPI-U for all items has increased 10.4 percent over the same period.
These data are from the Consumer Price Index program and are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise noted. For more information, see "Consumer Price Index — November 2016" (HTML ) ( PDF ).
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