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 2022 applications.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2021253253
2022231230
2023214213
2024196194
2025178176
2026159157
2027141138
2028122119
2029104100
20308581
20316661
20324642
20332722
203472
2035-13-19
2036-33-40
2037-54-61
2038-76-83
2039-97-105
2040-119-128
2041-142-151
2042-165-174
2043-188-198
2044-211-222
2045-235-246
2046-258-270
2047-282-295
2048-306-319
2049-330-344
2050-354-368
2051-378-393
2052-403-419
2053-427-444
2054-452-469
2055-477-495
2056-502-520
2057-527-546
2058-552-572
2059-578-598
2060-604-625
2061-630-651
2062-657-679
2063-684-707
2064-712-735
2065-740-763
2066-768-792
2067-796-822
2068-825-851
2069-855-881
2070-884-911
2071-914-942
2072-945-973
2073-976-1004
2074-1007-1036
2075-1039-1069
2076-1071-1102
2077-1105-1136
2078-1139-1172
2079-1175-1208
2080-1211-1245
2081-1248-1283
2082-1286-1321
2083-1324-1360
2084-1363-1400
2085-1403-1440
2086-1443-1481
2087-1483-1522
2088-1524-1563
2089-1564-1605
2090-1604-1645
2091-1643-1685
2092-1681-1723
2093-1718-1761
2094-1754-1798
2095-1789-1834
2096-1825-1870
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