Proposed Provision: F3. Expand covered earnings to include employer and employee premiums for employer-sponsored group health insurance (ESI). Starting in 2022, phase out the OASDI payroll tax exclusion for ESI premiums. Set an exclusion level at the 75th percentile of premium distribution in 2022, with amounts above that subject to the payroll tax. Reduce the exclusion level each year by 10 percent of the 2022 exclusion level until fully eliminated in 2031. Eliminate the excise tax on ESI premiums starting in 2022.

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

Year Current Law Provision
2018288288
2019272272
2020256256
2021239239
2022223223
2023206207
2024188191
2025171177
2026154164
2027137152
2028120141
2029104131
203086121
203169112
203251104
20333396
20341487
2035-577
2036-2568
2037-4657
2038-6747
2039-8836
2040-11025
2041-13213
2042-1542
2043-176-10
2044-199-21
2045-221-33
2046-244-45
2047-267-57
2048-289-69
2049-312-81
2050-335-93
2051-358-106
2052-381-118
2053-403-131
2054-426-144
2055-450-157
2056-473-171
2057-496-185
2058-520-200
2059-544-215
2060-569-230
2061-594-246
2062-619-262
2063-645-279
2064-671-296
2065-698-314
2066-725-332
2067-752-351
2068-780-370
2069-808-390
2070-837-410
2071-866-430
2072-896-451
2073-927-473
2074-958-495
2075-990-517
2076-1023-541
2077-1057-565
2078-1092-589
2079-1128-614
2080-1165-640
2081-1202-666
2082-1240-692
2083-1278-718
2084-1316-744
2085-1354-770
2086-1392-797
2087-1430-823
2088-1468-848
2089-1505-874
2090-1543-900
2091-1580-925
2092-1618-951
2093-1655-977
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