Could malpractice reform save the U.S. health care system? A new essay in the journal Health Affairs proposes that tackling tort reform on the federal level could convince doctors to agree to bigger changes in the U.S. health care system. Photo illustration by DNY59. Itâs a scenario most people have considered at least once. Patient A is hoisted onto Dr. Bâs operating table.
Since the founding of the United States in 1776 the highest year-over-year inflation rate observed was 29.78% in 1778. Inflation is calculated using the yearly change in the consumer price index (CPI), which was first introduced in 1913. CPI data before 1913 is estimated using a variety of methods and sources. Since the introduction of the CPI, the highest inflation rate observed was 19.66% in 1917. Year-over-year inflation is calculated by subtracting the value of the CPI at the beginning of the year, and subtracting the value at the end of year.
This is the highest rate in the world. Itâs well above the second-highest rate: Syriaâs, which stands at 84%. Venezuela has not always experienced punishing inflation rates. From 1950 through 1979, Venezuelaâs average annual inflation rate remained in the single digits.