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 2027 applications.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2026151151
2027131131
2028111110
20299291
20307473
20315755
20324038
20332321
203475
2035-9-12
2036-25-28
2037-41-45
2038-58-62
2039-76-80
2040-94-99
2041-112-118
2042-132-137
2043-151-157
2044-171-178
2045-192-199
2046-213-220
2047-234-242
2048-256-265
2049-279-287
2050-301-311
2051-324-334
2052-347-358
2053-371-382
2054-395-406
2055-420-431
2056-445-457
2057-470-483
2058-496-509
2059-522-536
2060-550-564
2061-578-592
2062-607-622
2063-636-652
2064-666-682
2065-697-714
2066-729-746
2067-761-778
2068-794-812
2069-827-846
2070-861-880
2071-896-915
2072-931-951
2073-967-988
2074-1004-1025
2075-1042-1063
2076-1081-1103
2077-1121-1144
2078-1162-1185
2079-1204-1228
2080-1248-1272
2081-1292-1317
2082-1337-1363
2083-1384-1410
2084-1431-1458
2085-1480-1507
2086-1530-1557
2087-1581-1609
2088-1633-1662
2089-1686-1716
2090-1740-1770
2091-1795-1826
2092-1850-1882
2093-1906-1938
2094-1962-1995
2095-2019-2052
2096-2075-2109
2097-2132-2167
2098-2189-2224
2099-2246-2282
2100-2303-2339
2101-2359-2397
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