Dennis Rivera (born 1950) is an American consultant and former labor official and a "nationally recognized health care leader" who has been speaking about the issues in the United States healthcare system since 1992.
[3] He is the former chair of the healthcare division of the Service Employees International Union[4][5] and current Senior Adviser to the President of SEIU.
Rivera said that the current system of payments by the U.S. Federal government to the different health care systems in Puerto Rico is causing a crisis in Puerto Rico with doctors leaving the island, among other issues.
[8] A recognized expert on the healthcare system of the United States, Rivera participates in summits with others before congress.
[9][10] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rivera was a member of a commission put together by Governor Cuomo to improve telemedicine in New York.