Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
Lucy Marcil: Miért nyújtanak az orvosok díjmentes segítséget az adótámogatás igényléséhez a váróteremben?
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?
your doctor ask you about money?
compared to most high-income countries,
magas jövedelmű országhoz képest
in the United States.
valódi járvány az USA-ban.
stress hormone levels
stresszhormon-szinttel
times more likely to die
nagyobb valószínűséggel halnak meg
kerülnek kórházba,
and I started asking moms about money.
kérdezgettük az anyákat pénzügyeikről.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
hogyan is néz ki egy orvosi vizsgálat,
a szegénységből
at a healthy life.
az egészséges élethez.
to a surprising solution:
tax credit, or EITC,
gyermekek után is igényelhető az USA-ban,
we have in the US.
jelenti, kiváló ellenszer a szegénységre.
thousand dollars a year from it.
évente két-háromezer dollárt kap.
moms and babies are healthier:
és a gyerekek is egészségesebbek:
who could get it doesn't,
nem él a lehetőséggel,
lose of hundreds of dollars
pár száz dollárt vesztenek
tax-preparation industry.
why we couldn't do her taxes
miért nem készítjük el adóbevallását,
Why not make good use of that time?
Miért ne töltenénk hasznosan azt az időt?
a StreetCredet,
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
a gyermekklinikákon.
questioning our sanity.
nem könyvelők.
see a doctor at least once a year.
legalább egyszer elmegy az orvoshoz.
to give them a better life.
biztosítsanak a gyerekeiknek.
could be doing this work, too --
lehetőség az adótámogatás igénylésére,
as a tax-preparation site,
helyszínként regisztrál,
students to retirees,
bárki segédkezhet a folyamatban,
after passing an IRS exam.
mint amilyennek hangzik.
I would be doing other people's taxes,
adóügyeit fogom intézni,
1.6 million dollars
750 család részére.
to nine sites in four states.
kilenc helyszínen tevékenykedünk.
have never heard of the EITC.
sosem hallott az adótámogatásról.
you haven't heard of?
ha még sosem hallottak róla?
free tax preparation.
ingyenes adóbevallással.
sokat számít.
for a mom and two young kids
egy anyának két gyerekkel
can eat for five to six months.
öt-hat havi étkezési költségeiket.
lack access to care
nem jut olyan ellátáshoz,
az egészségügyi szabványoknak,
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
évi 400 dollárba kerül gyerekenként.
this access problem.
ezen is segíthet.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
fizette az adótámogatásból.
as his shot at a better future.
egy jobb jövő esélyét kínálja a fiának.
the causes of poor health,
bármi is okozta őket:
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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