Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
لوسي مارسيل: لماذا يقوم الأطباء بتقديم خدمة تنظيم ضرائب مجانية في غرف الانتظار خاصتهم
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?
عن علاقاته الجنسية؟
your doctor ask you about money?
compared to most high-income countries,
مع معظم الدول مرتفعة الدخل،
in the United States.
يمثل وباءً في الولايات المُتحدة.
stress hormone levels
هرمونات الضغط
times more likely to die
أكثر عُرضة للموت بمرة ونصف من غيرهم
الطبيب (مايكل هول)
and I started asking moms about money.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
كيف تبدو زيارة الطبيب،
at a healthy life.
to a surprising solution:
tax credit, or EITC,
على الدخل المُكتسب أو ما يُدعى EITC
we have in the US.
الفقر فى الولايات المُتحدة.
thousand dollars a year from it.
على 2000 إلى 3000 دولار سنوياً من خلاله.
moms and babies are healthier:
تتحسن صحة الأمهات والأطفال.
who could get it doesn't,
من أصل 5 عائلات يمكنها ذلك
lose of hundreds of dollars
من يحصلون عليه مئات الدولارات
tax-preparation industry.
للصناعات الهادفة للربح.
why we couldn't do her taxes
لماذا لا نقوم بتنظيم ضرائبها؟
Why not make good use of that time?
لماذا لا نستفيد من هذا الوقت استفادة جيدة؟
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
لتنظيم الضرائب في عيادات الأطفال
questioning our sanity.
see a doctor at least once a year.
يزورون الطبيب على الأقل مرة سنويًا.
to give them a better life.
ليوفروا لهم حياةً أفضل
could be doing this work, too --
يستطيعون فعل ذلك أيضاً،
إلى مكاتب تنظيم الضرائب
as a tax-preparation site,
students to retirees,
من طلاب الطب وصولًا للمتقاعدين
after passing an IRS exam.
بعد اجتياز اختبار الـ(IRS).
I would be doing other people's taxes,
أنني سأنظم ضرائب غيري
1.6 million dollars
إعادة 1.6 مليون دولار
to nine sites in four states.
لـ9 مواقع في أربع ولايات.
have never heard of the EITC.
لم يسمعوا أبداً عن الـ EITC
you haven't heard of?
لم تسمع عنه من قبل؟
free tax preparation.
الإعفاء الضريبي المجاني أبدًا.
for a mom and two young kids
والمغذي بشكل كاف لأم وطفلين صغيرين
can eat for five to six months.
الحصول على طعام كاف لـ5 أو 6 أشهر
lack access to care
ينقُصهم الرعاية الطبية
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
400 دولار للطفل سنويًا فقط.
this access problem.
مشكلة الحصول على هذه الرعاية.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
لكي يدرس ابنها فى إسبانيا.
as his shot at a better future.
فُرصته لمستقبل أفضل.
the causes of poor health,
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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