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 2023 applications.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2022230230
2023211210
2024194193
2025177176
2026160158
2027143140
2028126123
2029109105
20309188
20317470
20325752
20333934
20342116
20353-3
2036-16-22
2037-35-41
2038-54-62
2039-74-82
2040-95-103
2041-116-124
2042-137-146
2043-158-168
2044-180-190
2045-202-213
2046-224-235
2047-246-258
2048-268-281
2049-291-304
2050-313-327
2051-336-351
2052-359-375
2053-383-398
2054-406-422
2055-430-446
2056-453-471
2057-477-495
2058-501-520
2059-525-545
2060-550-570
2061-575-596
2062-601-622
2063-627-649
2064-654-676
2065-681-703
2066-708-731
2067-736-760
2068-764-788
2069-792-817
2070-821-847
2071-850-877
2072-880-907
2073-910-937
2074-940-968
2075-971-1000
2076-1003-1032
2077-1036-1066
2078-1069-1100
2079-1104-1135
2080-1139-1171
2081-1175-1208
2082-1212-1245
2083-1249-1283
2084-1286-1321
2085-1324-1360
2086-1363-1399
2087-1402-1439
2088-1442-1479
2089-1481-1519
2090-1520-1559
2091-1558-1598
2092-1595-1636
2093-1632-1673
2094-1668-1710
2095-1703-1746
2096-1738-1782
2097-1773-1817
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