Medical care CPI In the last thirty years,the U.S.medical care CPl has remained consistently higher than overall inflation 10 9 8 65 4 0 2 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Year All goods -----Medical care …Clothing Figure 13.2.Annual change in various price indices,1985-2003.The US medical care CPI grew faster than the general US CPI every year from 1985 to 2003. Source:US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomics Bhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Medical care CPI  In the last thirty years, the U.S. medical care CPI has remained consistently higher than overall inflation