Proposed Provision: F3. Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2020, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2020, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2020 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2030. Eliminate the excise tax on ESI premiums scheduled to begin in 2020.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2016303303
2017293293
2018277277
2019262262
2020246246
2021231232
2022216219
2023200205
2024183192
2025165180
2026149169
2027132158
2028115149
202998140
203081132
203164124
203246116
203327107
2034898
2035-1189
2036-3079
2037-5068
2038-7158
2039-9147
2040-11236
2041-13325
2042-15414
2043-1763
2044-197-8
2045-218-20
2046-240-31
2047-262-43
2048-283-55
2049-305-67
2050-327-79
2051-349-91
2052-371-104
2053-393-117
2054-415-130
2055-437-143
2056-460-157
2057-482-172
2058-506-186
2059-529-201
2060-553-217
2061-578-233
2062-603-250
2063-628-267
2064-654-284
2065-680-302
2066-706-321
2067-733-339
2068-760-359
2069-788-378
2070-816-398
2071-845-419
2072-874-440
2073-905-461
2074-935-483
2075-967-506
2076-1000-529
2077-1033-553
2078-1068-577
2079-1102-602
2080-1138-626
2081-1173-651
2082-1208-676
2083-1243-701
2084-1279-725
2085-1314-750
2086-1349-775
2087-1384-800
2088-1419-825
2089-1455-850
2090-1491-875
2091-1528-901
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