RITUPARNA BASU  Ayn Rand Institute

  RITUPARNA BASU is an analyst at the Ayn Rand Institute.  She specializes in the application of Ayn Rand's ethics of rational egoism to public policy issues, and her research and writing focus on health care policy.

Ms. Basu's work has appeared in Forbes.com, Politix.topix.com, Townhall and The Daily Caller.  She has been interviewed by radio programs across the nation, including NPR, and frequently speaks on college campuses.

Ms. Basu is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is an alumna of ARI's Objectivist Academic Center.

JILL Q. VECCHIO, M.D.

  JILL Q. VECCHIO, M.D. is a Board Certified Radiologist specializing in Women's Imaging, currently practicing in the Denver metro area.  Dr. Vecchio has read the entire Affordable Care Act healthcare law and actively works with state and federal legislators on healthcare policy and issues.  She has developed and recorded a 7-segment educational YouTube video series reviewing the PPACA "Obamacare" law, including judicial/constitutional issues and ideas for REAL healthcare reform.

Dr. Vecchio co-hosts the popular "Heart of the Matter" radio show with the "Americhicks" on KLZ 560-AM Denver (airs Sundays 4:00-6:00 p.m.) 

She is also Director of Speaker Training for Docsquads, a group of physicians available to speak on healthcare issues, a 501(c)(4) organization and part of the Joseph Warren Institute.