Proposed Provision: B7.13. Eliminate the DI 5-month waiting period for disabled workers and disabled surviving spouses, and eliminate the 24-month Medicare (HI) waiting period for individuals who have become entitled to Social Security disability benefits. Effective with 2025 applications.

OASDI Trust Fund Ratio
(assets as a percentage of annual expenditures)

Year Current Law Provision
2024188188
2025171170
2026152151
2027134133
2028117116
202910199
20308482
20316866
20325350
20333734
20342219
203573
2036-9-14
2037-26-31
2038-43-48
2039-60-66
2040-78-84
2041-96-103
2042-115-122
2043-135-142
2044-154-162
2045-174-183
2046-194-203
2047-215-224
2048-235-245
2049-256-267
2050-277-288
2051-299-310
2052-320-332
2053-342-354
2054-364-377
2055-386-400
2056-409-423
2057-431-446
2058-455-470
2059-478-494
2060-502-518
2061-527-544
2062-553-570
2063-579-596
2064-605-623
2065-632-651
2066-660-679
2067-688-707
2068-716-736
2069-745-765
2070-774-795
2071-803-825
2072-834-856
2073-864-887
2074-895-919
2075-927-951
2076-960-984
2077-993-1018
2078-1027-1053
2079-1062-1088
2080-1098-1125
2081-1134-1162
2082-1172-1200
2083-1209-1238
2084-1248-1277
2085-1287-1317
2086-1327-1358
2087-1368-1399
2088-1409-1441
2089-1450-1482
2090-1491-1524
2091-1532-1566
2092-1573-1607
2093-1612-1647
2094-1651-1686
2095-1689-1725
2096-1727-1764
2097-1764-1801
2098-1801-1839
2099-1838-1876
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