Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
루시 마르실(Lucy Marcil): 의사들이 대기실에서 세무 신고 서비스를 제공하는 이유
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?
상담해 보신 분은 몇 명일까요?
your doctor ask you about money?
돈에 관해 상담한 분은 계실까요?
compared to most high-income countries,
다른 고소득 국가와 비교했을 때,
in the United States.
stress hormone levels
수치를 높이거나
times more likely to die
중산층 아이들과 비교해,
and I started asking moms about money.
엄마들에게 돈에 관해 질문했습니다.
what a doctor's visit looks like,
다르게 생각해 볼 필요성을 느꼈는데
건강한 삶의 공정한 기회를 주기 위해서죠.
at a healthy life.
to a surprising solution:
놀라운 해결책으로 이어졌습니다.
tax credit, or EITC,
we have in the US.
최고의 빈곤 처방법이었습니다.
thousand dollars a year from it.
2~3천 달러의 근로장려금을 받습니다.
moms and babies are healthier:
엄마와 아이는 더욱 건강해집니다.
who could get it doesn't,
다섯 가구 중 한 가구는
lose of hundreds of dollars
수백 달러를 잃습니다.
tax-preparation industry.
why we couldn't do her taxes
왜 우리가 그녀가 의사를 기다리는 동안
Why not make good use of that time?
그러면 그 시간을 잘 활용하는 건 어떨까요?
tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
세무 신고 대행을 처방하는 단체이죠.
questioning our sanity.
의심하게 만들기도 했죠.
회계사가 아니었으니까요.
못하는 일을 합니다.
see a doctor at least once a year.
적어도 1년에 1번은 의사를 만납니다.
to give them a better life.
무엇이든 할 것입니다.
could be doing this work, too --
이 일을 할 수 있어요.
as a tax-preparation site,
등록하고
students to retirees,
after passing an IRS exam.
세무 신고 대행 봉사자가 되는 것이죠.
I would be doing other people's taxes,
할 것이라고 전혀 생각해보지 못했지만,
거의 끝나갈 무렵,
1.6 million dollars
돌려주었습니다.
to nine sites in four states.
확대했습니다.
have never heard of the EITC.
들어본 적이 없습니다.
you haven't heard of?
어떻게 신청할 수 있겠어요?
free tax preparation.
경험해보지 못했죠.
for a mom and two young kids
적절하고 영양가 있는 저렴한 식사는
can eat for five to six months.
5~6개월 식사가 해결됩니다.
lack access to care
현대 소아과의 기준을 충족하는 진료를
is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
평균적으로 한 아이당 400달러입니다.
this access problem.
해결방법에 접근할 수 있습니다.
준다는 것이겠죠.
for her son to study abroad in Spain.
스페인으로 유학 가는 데 사용했습니다.
as his shot at a better future.
그녀의 계획이었던 것이죠.
이 문제의 근원에 도달할 기회가 있습니다.
원인을 해결하는 곳으로 떠올릴 수 있는 것이죠.
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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