Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
Lucy Marcil: Por qué los médicos ofrecen formación en impuestos gratuitos en sus salas de espera
Lucy Marcil is providing fiscal services to low-income families in the doctor’s waiting room. Full bio
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your doctor ask you about sex?
le ha preguntado sobre sexo?
your doctor ask you about money?
le ha preguntado sobre sus finanzas?
compared to most high-income countries,
con otros países de alto ingreso,
in the United States.
una epidemia en EE. UU.
stress hormone levels
los niveles de la hormona del estrés
times more likely to die
1,5 más probabilidades de fallecer
de ser hospitalizados
niños de clase media.
and I started asking moms about money.
el Dr. Michael Hole,
a las madres sobre sus finanzas.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
cómo sería una consulta médica
at a healthy life.
de tener una vida saludable.
to a surprising solution:
a una respuesta sorprendente:
tax credit, or EITC,
deducción de impuestos, o EITC,
we have in the US.
en EE. UU. para la pobreza.
thousand dollars a year from it.
de dos a tres mil dólares anuales.
moms and babies are healthier:
las madres y los bebés son más sanos,
who could get it doesn't,
una no lo recibe,
lose of hundreds of dollars
cientos de dólares
tax-preparation industry.
por prepararle sus impuestos.
why we couldn't do her taxes
por qué no podíamos ayudarle
mientras esperaba.
Why not make good use of that time?
¿por qué no usamos ese tiempo?
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
con la preparación de los impuestos
questioning our sanity.
cuestionando nuestra idea.
médicos, no contadores.
los contadores no tienen:
see a doctor at least once a year.
visitan el médico al menos una vez al año.
to give them a better life.
de darles una mejor vida.
could be doing this work, too --
el país también podrían hacer esto...
as a tax-preparation site,
de preparación de impuestos
students to retirees,
estudiantes de medicina a jubilados,
after passing an IRS exam.
en la preparación de impuestos
se los aseguro.
I would be doing other people's taxes,
en la preparación de sus impuestos,
de nuestro tercer año.
1.6 million dollars
devolvimos USD 1,6 millones
to nine sites in four states.
nueve sitios en cuatro estados.
have never heard of the EITC.
nunca habían oído hablar del EITC.
you haven't heard of?
si no sabes que existe?
free tax preparation.
gratuito de preparación de impuestos.
for a mom and two young kids
para una madre y dos niños pequeños
can eat for five to six months.
puede alimentarse unos cinco o seis meses.
lack access to care
no tienen acceso a atención médica
pediátricos de hoy en día,
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
cuidado es solo USD 400 al año por niño.
this access problem.
a solucionar este problema de acceso.
esperanza a las madres.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
su hijo viajara a estudiar en España.
as his shot at a better future.
la oportunidad de tener un mejor futuro.
the causes of poor health,
las causas de una mala salud,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lucy Marcil - Pediatrician, social entrepreneurLucy Marcil is providing fiscal services to low-income families in the doctor’s waiting room.
Why you should listen
Lucy Marcil, MD MPH, creates innovative solutions buffering kids from the adversity they face growing up with economic stress and poverty. As a pediatrician, she cares for children at Boston Medical Center. She co-founded StreetCred, a nonprofit addressing the health impact of financial stress by providing fiscal services to low-income families in the the doctor’s waiting room. StreetCred increases access to critical anti-poverty tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit by integrating tax preparation services into pediatric clinics; it has returned over $3.2 million to 1700 clients at 9 sites in 4 states since its inception in 2016. StreetCred is now bundling tax services with enrollment in other economic mobility services to create greater financial stability.
Internationally, Dr. Marcil has undertaken pediatric health-systems strengthening. As a HIV/AIDS & Community Health Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia, she leveraged public-private partnerships to create a comprehensive orphan care program and girls’ leadership camps. In Bangladesh, she identified community engagement methods to build maternal-child healthcare systems in urban slums. In Kenya, she consulted for Jacaranda Health to transform newborn care systems.
For her work, Dr. Marcil has been recognized with the American Academy of Pediatrics Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Quinn Prize, and has been named a Café 100, Davidson College Game Changer and 2018 TED Fellow.
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