Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
Lucy Marcil: Il servizio del credito d'imposta nella sala d'attesa del pediatra
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?
informazioni sulla vostra vita sessuale?
your doctor ask you about money?
domande sul vostro stato finanziario?
compared to most high-income countries,
a gran parte dei paesi ad alto reddito,
in the United States.
negli Stati Uniti.
stress hormone levels
i livelli dell'ormone dello stress
times more likely to die
negli USA sono una volta e mezzo maggiori
di essere ospedalizzati
and I started asking moms about money.
alle madri la loro situazione economica.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
la classica visita dal medico di base,
at a healthy life.
di una vita in salute.
to a surprising solution:
verso una soluzione sorprendente:
tax credit, or EITC,
spesa-imposta, o EITC,
we have in the US.
contro la povertà che abbiamo negli USA.
thousand dollars a year from it.
da due a tre migliaia di dollari l'anno.
madri e i figli sono più in salute:
moms and babies are healthier:
who could get it doesn't,
che potrebbe averlo non lo chiede,
lose of hundreds of dollars
perde centinaia di dollari
tax-preparation industry.
dell'industria for-profit.
why we couldn't do her taxes
non potevamo predisporre il suo modulo
Why not make good use of that time?
non sfruttare bene quel periodo di tempo?
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
moduli per le tasse nel pediatra di base.
questioning our sanity.
sulla nostra salute mentale.
che i contabili non hanno:
see a doctor at least once a year.
vede il medico almeno una volta l'anno.
to give them a better life.
per dargli una vita migliore.
could be doing this work, too --
potrebbero organizzare la stessa cosa,
as a tax-preparation site,
come Centro di Assistenza Fiscale,
students to retirees,
after passing an IRS exam.
di abilitazione presso gli enti preposti.
ve lo assicuro.
I would be doing other people's taxes,
di predisporre moduli per le tasse,
il nostro terzo anno.
1.6 million dollars
1,6 milioni di dollari
nella sola città di Boston.
to nine sites in four states.
nove centri in quattro stati.
have never heard of the EITC.
non aveva mai sentito parlare di EITC.
di cui non si è mai sentito parlare?
you haven't heard of?
free tax preparation.
ricettari esenti da tasse.
for a mom and two young kids
a basso costo per una madre con due figli
can eat for five to six months.
per un periodo che va dai 5 a 6 mesi.
lack access to care
hanno scarso accesso al sistema di cura
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
non supera i 400 dollari annui a bambino.
this access problem.
questo problema d'accesso.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
gli studi del figlio all'estero in Spagna.
as his shot at a better future.
la sua possibilità di un futuro migliore.
the causes of poor health,
alle cause della carenza di salute,
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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