UHC Releases Latest Premium Designation Physician Results August 6, 2018 General Care, Managed In late July UnitedHealthcare (UHC) released its latest rankings of physicians within 16 specialty categories on both national and specialty-specific quality and cost-efficiency benchmarks. Physicians meeting or exceeding these benchmarks receive a Premium Designation notation on their physician profiles in the UHC online physician directory to be released in September. The rankings are based on claims data from January 1, 2015 through February 28, 2018. To review your designation, go to unitedhealthpremium.uhc.com.