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
2014320320
2015306306
2016292292
2017277277
2018262262
2019248249
2020233235
2021219223
2022203212
2023187200
2024171189
2025154178
2026137168
2027119158
2028101148
202983139
203064128
203144117
203223106
2033294
2034-2082
2035-4269
2036-6556
2037-8843
2038-11230
2039-13616
2040-1602
2041-185-11
2042-210-25
2043-235-39
2044-260-52
2045-285-66
2046-310-80
2047-336-94
2048-362-109
2049-388-123
2050-415-138
2051-442-153
2052-468-168
2053-495-183
2054-523-198
2055-550-214
2056-578-230
2057-606-246
2058-635-263
2059-664-281
2060-694-299
2061-725-317
2062-756-336
2063-787-355
2064-819-374
2065-852-395
2066-885-415
2067-918-436
2068-952-457
2069-987-479
2070-1022-501
2071-1057-524
2072-1094-548
2073-1132-572
2074-1171-597
2075-1210-622
2076-1251-648
2077-1293-674
2078-1335-701
2079-1378-728
2080-1421-755
2081-1464-782
2082-1507-810
2083-1550-837
2084-1593-864
2085-1636-892
2086-1680-920
2087-1724-948
2088-1769-976
2089-1814-1005
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