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 2024 applications.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2023204204
2024187187
2025168167
2026149148
2027131130
2028114111
20299693
20307875
20316057
20324339
20332521
203472
2035-12-17
2036-31-37
2037-51-57
2038-70-77
2039-91-98
2040-112-119
2041-133-141
2042-154-163
2043-176-185
2044-198-208
2045-220-231
2046-243-253
2047-265-276
2048-288-300
2049-311-323
2050-333-347
2051-357-370
2052-380-394
2053-403-418
2054-427-442
2055-450-466
2056-474-491
2057-498-515
2058-522-540
2059-547-565
2060-572-591
2061-597-617
2062-623-644
2063-650-671
2064-677-699
2065-705-727
2066-733-756
2067-762-785
2068-791-815
2069-820-844
2070-850-875
2071-880-906
2072-911-937
2073-942-969
2074-974-1001
2075-1006-1034
2076-1039-1068
2077-1074-1103
2078-1108-1138
2079-1144-1175
2080-1181-1212
2081-1218-1250
2082-1256-1288
2083-1294-1327
2084-1333-1367
2085-1373-1407
2086-1413-1448
2087-1453-1489
2088-1494-1530
2089-1534-1571
2090-1574-1612
2091-1613-1651
2092-1651-1691
2093-1689-1729
2094-1726-1767
2095-1762-1804
2096-1798-1840
2097-1833-1876
2098-1868-1912
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