Medical inflation A medical care consumer price index(CPI) measures changes in the price level for medical goods and services Medical inflation:a rise in the price level for medical goods and services A medical care CPI can tell us how much more it costs this year to buy the same things we bought last year Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Medical inflation  A medical care consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level for medical goods and services  Medical inflation: a rise in the price level for medical goods and services  A medical care CPI can tell us how much more it costs this year to buy the same things we bought last year