4 healthcare takeaways from CPI report

The consumer price index, a measure of the prices of goods and services, rose 3.2 percent year over year in July.

Here are four healthcare takeaways from the July CPI report:

1. The medical care index fell by 0.2 percent in July.
2. The hospital services index decreased by 0.4 percent.
3. The physician services index rose 0.2 percent.
4. The prescription drugs index remained unchanged in July.