Health insurance inflation
Health insurance prices since 2006
Up 32%
An average of 1.40% a year, compared with 66% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2006 health insurance costs $132.37 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
-8.5%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
2006
How much health insurance prices have risen
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 2006
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147.1 | 3.0% | $0.93 |
| 2024 | 142.9 | -5.6% | $0.96 |
| 2023 | 151.3 | -22.8% | $0.90 |
| 2022 | 196.0 | 14.0% | $0.70 |
| 2021 | 172.0 | -4.3% | $0.79 |
| 2020 | 179.8 | 15.9% | $0.76 |
| 2019 | 155.2 | 14.5% | $0.88 |
| 2018 | 135.5 | 1.1% | $1.01 |
| 2017 | 133.9 | 1.6% | $1.02 |
| 2016 | 131.8 | 6.6% | $1.04 |
| 2015 | 123.6 | 1.2% | $1.10 |
| 2014 | 122.1 | -0.7% | $1.12 |
| 2013 | 123.0 | 4.0% | $1.11 |
| 2012 | 118.3 | 12.1% | $1.15 |
| 2011 | 105.5 | -1.1% | $1.29 |
| 2010 | 106.6 | -3.5% | $1.28 |
| 2009 | 110.5 | -3.2% | $1.23 |
| 2008 | 114.2 | 0.6% | $1.19 |
| 2007 | 113.5 | 10.1% | $1.20 |
| 2006 | 103.1 | $1.32 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEME, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have health insurance prices gone up since 2006?
- Health insurance prices rose 32% from 2006 to August 2026, slower than overall prices (66%).
- What is the inflation rate for health insurance right now?
- Health insurance prices were 8.5% lower in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of health insurance in 2006 cost in August 2026?
- $132.37.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for health insurance (series CUUR0000SEME), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.