UnitedHealth Premium® program

[Two blue hearts] Premium Care Physician

  • The physician meets Premium program quality and cost efficiency care criteria.

 [One blue heart, one gray heart] Quality Care Physician

  • The physician meets the UnitedHealth Premium program quality care criteria but does not meet the program’s cost-efficient care criteria; or
  • The physician meets the UnitedHealth Premium program quality care criteria but is not evaluated for cost-efficient care.

[Two white hearts] Not Evaluated for Premium Care

  • The physician’s specialty is not evaluated in the Premium program or the physician’s program evaluation is in progress; or they do not have enough claims data for the UnitedHealth Premium program, so the physician is not eligible for the Premium Care physician designation. 
  • The physician‘s program evaluation is in process.

[Two gray hearts] Does Not Meet Premium Criteria

  • The physician does not meet the criteria for quality.