Description of 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.

Financial Estimates for the OASDI Trust Fund Program

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
  Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll

Trust fund
ratio as of
January 1
Expressed as a percentage of
current-law taxable payroll
Calendar
year
Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Annual
balance
201813.8112.64-1.17
288
0.000.000.00
201913.9512.87-1.08
272
0.000.000.00
202014.1212.89-1.23
256
0.000.000.00
202114.2712.92-1.35
239
0.000.000.00
202214.4413.10-1.34
223
0.000.150.15
202314.6213.28-1.34
207
0.000.310.31
202414.8013.47-1.34
191
0.000.470.47
202514.9813.65-1.34
177
0.000.640.64
202615.1613.94-1.22
164
0.000.810.80
202715.3714.13-1.24
152
0.010.970.97
202815.6014.32-1.28
141
0.011.141.13
202915.8114.50-1.31
131
0.021.321.30
203016.0114.69-1.32
121
0.031.491.46
203116.2014.88-1.31
112
0.041.671.63
203216.3714.92-1.45
104
0.051.691.64
203316.5214.94-1.58
96
0.071.701.63
203416.6514.96-1.69
87
0.081.711.63
203516.7514.97-1.78
77
0.101.721.62
203616.8514.99-1.86
68
0.131.731.60
203716.9315.00-1.93
57
0.151.741.59
203817.0015.02-1.98
47
0.181.751.57
203917.0415.03-2.01
36
0.201.751.55
204017.0615.04-2.03
25
0.231.761.53
204117.0815.04-2.03
13
0.271.771.50
204217.0815.05-2.03
2
0.301.781.48
204317.0715.05-2.02
----
0.341.781.45
204417.0715.06-2.01
----
0.371.791.42
204517.0715.07-2.01
----
0.411.801.38
204617.0815.07-2.01
----
0.451.801.35
204717.0915.08-2.02
----
0.491.811.32
204817.1115.08-2.03
----
0.531.811.28
204917.1315.09-2.04
----
0.571.821.24
205017.1615.09-2.07
----
0.621.821.21
205117.1915.10-2.09
----
0.661.831.17
205217.2415.10-2.13
----
0.701.841.13
205317.2915.11-2.18
----
0.751.841.10
205417.3515.12-2.23
----
0.791.851.06
205517.4215.13-2.29
----
0.831.861.02
205617.5015.14-2.36
----
0.881.860.98
205717.5915.15-2.44
----
0.921.870.95
205817.6815.17-2.52
----
0.971.880.91
205917.7815.18-2.60
----
1.021.890.87
206017.8715.19-2.68
----
1.061.900.84
206117.9715.21-2.76
----
1.111.910.80
206218.0615.22-2.84
----
1.151.920.77
206318.1615.24-2.92
----
1.191.930.74
206418.2515.26-2.99
----
1.241.950.71
206518.3515.28-3.07
----
1.281.960.68
206618.4415.29-3.15
----
1.321.980.66
206718.5415.32-3.22
----
1.351.990.64
206818.6315.34-3.29
----
1.392.010.62
206918.7315.36-3.37
----
1.422.030.60
207018.8215.38-3.44
----
1.452.040.59
207118.9015.40-3.51
----
1.482.060.57
207218.9815.42-3.56
----
1.512.070.56
207319.0515.44-3.61
----
1.542.090.55
207419.1115.46-3.66
----
1.562.110.55
207519.1715.48-3.69
----
1.582.130.54
207619.2115.50-3.71
----
1.602.140.55
207719.2415.52-3.72
----
1.612.160.55
207819.2515.54-3.71
----
1.632.180.56
207919.2515.56-3.70
----
1.642.200.57
208019.2515.58-3.67
----
1.642.220.58
208119.2415.59-3.65
----
1.652.240.59
208219.2315.61-3.62
----
1.662.260.60
208319.2215.63-3.59
----
1.662.280.61
208419.2115.64-3.57
----
1.672.290.62
208519.2115.66-3.55
----
1.682.310.63
208619.2115.68-3.54
----
1.692.330.64
208719.2315.69-3.54
----
1.702.340.65
208819.2515.71-3.54
----
1.712.360.65
208919.2915.72-3.56
----
1.722.370.65
209019.3315.74-3.59
----
1.732.390.66
209119.3815.76-3.62
----
1.742.400.66
209219.4415.78-3.66
----
1.762.420.66
209319.5015.80-3.70
----
1.772.430.66


Summarized Estimates

  Proposal   Change from Current Law
Years Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance

Year of reserve
depletion
1

Cost
rate
Income
rate
Actuarial
balance
2018-2092 17.42% 15.50% -1.92%
2042
0.73% 1.66% 0.92%

1 Under current law, the year of Trust Fund reserve depletion is 2034.
Based on Intermediate Assumptions of the 2018 Trustees Report.