Thanks for such a speedy response.  I have heard that the Canadian system isn't all that great.  I just feel like there should be something out there that provides free, quality and humane health care for all United States citizens.  I would like to see a migraine speciaist but first, there are none in my area and, second, they would be pretty expensive.  I do have insurance but those 20% co-pays can really eat you up.  I am a widowed mother of one son and we barely make it with just the minimum amount of necessities.  Often, I have to forego medicl treatment because I can't afford it.  One clinic in town won't even see me because I owe them so much, and they won't accept my monthly payments because they are too little.  Sometimes, the alternative is just to live in pain and hope for the best.  Or, there is always the emergenc room, which only causes more stress and makes my migraines worse.  Then, when you finally see the doctor, he thinks you are faking it and gives you something that doesn't treat the migraine.  So, that was a few hundred bucks down the drain.

Really, I don't mean to sound so pessimistic, but I just know there is a better solution for this problem.  If I had the answer, I would be a billionnaire.

I appreciate the opportunity to vent about this, as it is one of my biggest stressors in life - worrying about how I am going to pay for all my medical bills.  I also have bipolar depression and have accumulated huge bills from occasional hospitalizations.

If you know of a person in congress to whom I can write, let me know, and I will write to them.  Is Hilary Clinton still receiving feedback?

Thank you for listening.  It is awesome to have this forum.  I will continue to read and learn and, hopefully, get to know some people via these posts.