The growth rate is slowing down (yay!), but the decadal data from 1970-2000 hides a big bubble in the 70s and 80s. For a longer-term view, here’s plain old medical inflation as calculated by the BLS. This chart shows how much higher medical inflation is compared to general inflation:
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Health care costs are under control, but the industry still gets its $1 trillion bonus every year