Proposed Provision: F3. Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2026, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2026, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2026 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2036.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2022230230
2023211211
2024194194
2025177177
2026160160
2027143144
2028126128
2029109114
203091100
20317487
20325775
20333963
20342152
2035342
2036-1632
2037-3523
2038-5413
2039-744
2040-95-6
2041-116-16
2042-137-26
2043-158-37
2044-180-47
2045-202-58
2046-224-68
2047-246-79
2048-268-90
2049-291-101
2050-313-112
2051-336-124
2052-359-136
2053-383-147
2054-406-159
2055-430-172
2056-453-184
2057-477-197
2058-501-210
2059-525-223
2060-550-237
2061-575-251
2062-601-266
2063-627-281
2064-654-297
2065-681-313
2066-708-329
2067-736-345
2068-764-363
2069-792-380
2070-821-398
2071-850-416
2072-880-435
2073-910-454
2074-940-473
2075-971-493
2076-1003-514
2077-1036-535
2078-1069-557
2079-1104-579
2080-1139-602
2081-1175-625
2082-1212-649
2083-1249-673
2084-1286-697
2085-1324-721
2086-1363-746
2087-1402-771
2088-1442-796
2089-1481-821
2090-1520-845
2091-1558-869
2092-1595-893
2093-1632-916
2094-1668-939
2095-1703-962
2096-1738-984
2097-1773-1006
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