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 2026 applications.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2025169169
2026149149
2027131130
2028113112
20299594
20307876
20316058
20324341
20332623
203495
2035-9-12
2036-27-31
2037-45-49
2038-63-68
2039-83-88
2040-102-108
2041-122-128
2042-143-149
2043-164-171
2044-185-192
2045-206-214
2046-228-236
2047-250-259
2048-272-281
2049-295-304
2050-317-327
2051-340-351
2052-363-374
2053-386-398
2054-409-422
2055-433-446
2056-457-470
2057-481-494
2058-505-519
2059-530-545
2060-556-571
2061-582-598
2062-609-625
2063-636-653
2064-664-681
2065-692-710
2066-721-739
2067-750-769
2068-780-799
2069-810-830
2070-840-861
2071-871-892
2072-903-924
2073-935-957
2074-967-990
2075-1000-1023
2076-1035-1058
2077-1070-1094
2078-1106-1130
2079-1142-1168
2080-1180-1206
2081-1219-1245
2082-1258-1285
2083-1298-1325
2084-1338-1367
2085-1380-1409
2086-1423-1452
2087-1466-1496
2088-1510-1541
2089-1554-1586
2090-1599-1631
2091-1643-1676
2092-1687-1720
2093-1731-1765
2094-1774-1808
2095-1816-1851
2096-1858-1894
2097-1900-1936
2098-1941-1978
2099-1982-2019
2100-2022-2060
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