When poverty infringes upon the right to healthcare there are “groups that have historically been at the greatest risk for lacking insurance – young adults, Hispanics, black, and those with low incomes—have made the greatest coverage gains” (Blumenthal, 2015). President Barack Obama use of power was to help those with “the lack of coverage [which also meant] diminished access to mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and specialized services for persons with disabilities” (Jansson, 2014). At the encouragement of the Obama administration, the 111th Congress devoted much of its time to enacting reform of the United States' health care system (Jansson, 2014). According to President Barack Obama, “We fought to make sure that sure that in
