Are planes now more expensive than in 1960?? At least in Europe, flights were very expensive until roughly the end of XX century.
Regarding doctor time, it's a wrong metric - it doesn't matter how much time your doctor spends with you, what matters is if they get you better. And there's been a massive improvement in care and results over the past 6 decades. Just the progress in imaging techniques is incredible. Back in 1960 we pretty much only had X-rays, which are good for bones and not much else (I don't think even the ultra-sonogram was used back then). Whereas nowadays, we have these multi-million sci-fi machines, which allow the doctors to see the soft tissues inside the body in fine detail.
Regarding doctor time, it's a wrong metric - it doesn't matter how much time your doctor spends with you, what matters is if they get you better. And there's been a massive improvement in care and results over the past 6 decades. Just the progress in imaging techniques is incredible. Back in 1960 we pretty much only had X-rays, which are good for bones and not much else (I don't think even the ultra-sonogram was used back then). Whereas nowadays, we have these multi-million sci-fi machines, which allow the doctors to see the soft tissues inside the body in fine detail.