Consumer Price Inflation, by Type of Good or Service (2000-2022)

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/inflation-chart-tracks-price-changes-us-goods-services/

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It means that if you got an injury in the past, you could only afford partial treatment at a private hospital in the US, but if you get the same injury today, it is untreatable at the same hospital, just because you are poorer due to inflation.