Proposed Provision: F3. Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2025, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2025, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2025 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2035.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2021253253
2022231231
2023214214
2024196196
2025178178
2026159160
2027141144
2028122128
2029104113
20308598
20316684
20324671
20332758
2034746
2035-1335
2036-3325
2037-5414
2038-763
2039-97-8
2040-119-19
2041-142-31
2042-165-42
2043-188-54
2044-211-66
2045-235-78
2046-258-89
2047-282-101
2048-306-113
2049-330-126
2050-354-138
2051-378-150
2052-403-163
2053-427-176
2054-452-189
2055-477-202
2056-502-215
2057-527-229
2058-552-242
2059-578-256
2060-604-271
2061-630-286
2062-657-301
2063-684-317
2064-712-333
2065-740-349
2066-768-366
2067-796-383
2068-825-400
2069-855-418
2070-884-437
2071-914-455
2072-945-474
2073-976-494
2074-1007-514
2075-1039-534
2076-1071-555
2077-1105-577
2078-1139-599
2079-1175-622
2080-1211-645
2081-1248-669
2082-1286-693
2083-1324-718
2084-1363-743
2085-1403-768
2086-1443-793
2087-1483-818
2088-1524-844
2089-1564-869
2090-1604-894
2091-1643-919
2092-1681-942
2093-1718-965
2094-1754-988
2095-1789-1011
2096-1825-1033
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