 Feigenholz attributes the origin of her political commitment to health care as a basic right to the childhood experience of patients calling to see Dr. Buky at the family home in Lake View, Chicago, and her mother never turning anyone away, even those unable to pay.Feigenholtz earned her bachelor's degree in political science and speech and performing arts from Northeastern Illinois University.and went on to earn a fellowship degree from the University of Illinois School Of Public Health.