I agree the price of First Class Medical has out paced inflation.
More importantly, we need to be alarmed that the FAA in now wanting to screen for Sleep Apnea and has admitted that they will ratchet down the BMI index . Although they have shelved the idea it will reappear soon, beware.
Quoted Directly from Fred Tilton M.D. article in the The Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin • Vol. 51, No. 4
"OSA is almost universal in obese individuals who have a Body Mass
Index (BMI) over 40 and a neck circumference of 17 inches
or more, but up to 30% of individuals with a BMI less than
30 have OSA.
"Once we have appropriately dealt with every airman examinee
who has a BMI of 40 or greater, we will gradually expand the
testing pool by going to lower BMI measurements until we
have identified and assured treatment for every airman with
OSA.
"Note: We plan to implement the same assessment and
treatment protocol for ATCSs, but we have to finalize some
logistical details before we can proceed"

I love the wording in the Note: directly quoted above.

"The FAA solving problems since 1958" that don't exist! "Mahem"