1 Quarter Of Coverage 2025. For medicare part a, the monthly premium rate for those with at least 30 quarters of coverage remains the same at $278, like 2023. For 2025, the domestic employee coverage threshold amount is $2,700, and the coverage threshold amount for election officials and election workers is $2,300.
The law specifies that the quarter of coverage (qc) amount for 2025 is equal to the 1978 amount of $250 multiplied by the ratio of the national average wage index for 2022 to that for 1976, or, if larger, the 2023 amount of $1,640. The amount needed to earn 1 credit automatically increases each year.