Quarters Of Coverage 2024. For those who need to pay, if you have at least 30 quarters of coverage, the reduced monthly premium rate for part a will be $278. Certain uninsured aged individuals who have less than 30 quarters of coverage and certain individuals with disabilities who have exhausted other entitlement will pay the full premium,.
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 2023 to that for 1976, or, if larger, the 2024 amount of $1,730. On october 12, 2023, the centers for medicare & medicaid services (cms) released the 2024 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the medicare part a and part b.