Proposed Provision: F3. Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2029, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2029, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2029 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2039.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131131
2028113113
20299595
20307879
20316063
20324348
20332634
2034921
2035-99
2036-27-3
2037-45-15
2038-63-26
2039-83-37
2040-102-47
2041-122-57
2042-143-68
2043-164-79
2044-185-90
2045-206-101
2046-228-113
2047-250-124
2048-272-136
2049-295-148
2050-317-160
2051-340-172
2052-363-185
2053-386-197
2054-409-210
2055-433-224
2056-457-237
2057-481-251
2058-505-266
2059-530-280
2060-556-296
2061-582-312
2062-609-328
2063-636-345
2064-664-363
2065-692-380
2066-721-398
2067-750-417
2068-780-436
2069-810-456
2070-840-475
2071-871-496
2072-903-517
2073-935-538
2074-967-560
2075-1000-582
2076-1035-605
2077-1070-629
2078-1106-654
2079-1142-679
2080-1180-705
2081-1219-731
2082-1258-758
2083-1298-786
2084-1338-814
2085-1380-842
2086-1423-871
2087-1466-901
2088-1510-931
2089-1554-961
2090-1599-991
2091-1643-1021
2092-1687-1051
2093-1731-1080
2094-1774-1109
2095-1816-1138
2096-1858-1167
2097-1900-1195
2098-1941-1223
2099-1982-1251
2100-2022-1279
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