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SOMOS
Executive Vice President
Age: 35
Bio: Cuevas is the executive
vice president of healthcare
innovation at SOMOS Inde-
pendent Practice Association.
Founded in 2017, SOMOS is a
network of more than 2,500
diverse, community-based
solo and small-practice pro-
viders serving predominantly
low-income, immigrant and
minority communities in New
York City. SOMOS practitio-
ners serve more than 10% of
the New York State Medicaid
population (about 700,000
people). In 2018, SOMOS was
designated as a Medicaid VBP
Innovator by the state Health
Department. This designa-
tion allows SOMOS to pursue
arrangements with health in-
surers that allow SOMOS to
take on the full financial risk
for the Medicaid beneficiaries
it serves. SOMOS is the first
provider-led organization in
the state to receive this desig-
nation.
Prior to his role at SOMOS,
Cuevas served as the senior
policy advisor to the New York
State Medicaid Director whe-
re he oversaw projects pertai-
ning to the state's $70 billion
Medicaid program. For his
thought leadership and com-
mitment to helping under-
served populations, in 2016
he was named Health Policy
Leader of the Year by the As-
sociation of Hispanic Health-
care Executives.
Born in the South Bronx,
he received a bachelor's de-
gree, master's degree in public
administration, and master's
degree in public health from
Columbia University.
Ideas for
better health
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"Y
ou are not going to master
the rest of your life today.
Relax and focus on mastering
today; then just keep doing that."
Carlos Cuevas
