Proposed Provision: Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2018, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2018, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2018 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2028. Eliminate the excise tax on ESI premiums scheduled to begin in 2018.

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

Year Present Law Provision
2011353353
2012347347
2013341341
2014334334
2015328328
2016321321
2017314314
2018306306
2019296296
2020284287
2021272277
2022259267
2023245257
2024230248
2025214238
2026198229
2027181220
2028164211
2029145202
2030127192
2031107181
203287171
203367159
203446148
203525137
20364125
2037-18113
2038-40101
2039-6289
2040-8578
2041-10866
2042-13054
2043-15342
2044-17630
2045-20018
2046-2236
2047-247-6
2048-271-18
2049-295-30
2050-319-43
2051-343-55
2052-368-68
2053-393-81
2054-418-94
2055-443-107
2056-468-121
2057-494-135
2058-521-149
2059-548-163
2060-575-178
2061-602-193
2062-630-209
2063-659-224
2064-687-240
2065-716-256
2066-746-273
2067-775-289
2068-805-306
2069-835-323
2070-866-341
2071-897-359
2072-928-377
2073-960-395
2074-992-414
2075-1025-433
2076-1058-453
2077-1092-473
2078-1126-493
2079-1161-513
2080-1196-534
2081-1232-555
2082-1268-577
2083-1305-598
2084-1342-620
2085-1380-643
2086-1419-666
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