# US inflation, medical care (CPI-U 12-month change)

Percent change of the CPI-U for medical care, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, from the same month a year earlier. Medical care commodities (prescription and nonprescription drugs, medical equipment and supplies) and medical care services (professional services, hospital services and health insurance).

## Key facts

- US inflation, medical care (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 1.5% in September 2026, according to BLS.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from July 1936 to September 2026.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `cpi_annual_change_medical_care`
- Unit: %
- Note: United States only. Calculated from the index (cpi_index_medical_care, series CUUR0000SAM) and rounded to one decimal as BLS rounds its published 12-month changes; each value shows both index values. For all items inflation use cpi_annual_change. Covers what consumers pay out of pocket and through health insurance premiums; spending paid by employers and government programs is out of scope.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/us-inflation-medical-care
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cpi_annual_change_medical_care

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2026-09 | 1.5 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): medical care, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted (calculated from CUUR0000SAM). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.15.USMedical. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |