Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms | Lucy Marcil

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Or Sternberg ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
How many of you have had your doctor ask you about sex?
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ื”ืื ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฉืœื›ื ืฉืืœ ืืชื›ื ืคืขื ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื?
00:16
Your mental health?
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ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื›ื ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช?
00:18
Alcohol use?
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ืขืœ ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ืืœื›ื•ื”ื•ืœ ืฉืœื›ื?
00:19
These questions are almost universal.
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ื”ืจื™ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉืืœื•ืช ื›ืžืขื˜ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกืœื™ื•ืช.
00:22
But how many of you have had your doctor ask you about money?
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื ืคืขื ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฉืœื›ื ืฉืืœ ืืชื›ื ืขืœ ืžืฆื‘ื›ื ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™?
00:27
Most of us haven't.
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ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืœื ื ืฉืืœื• ืขืœ ื›ืš.
00:29
But that is strange, because compared to most high-income countries,
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ, ื›ื™ ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขื ืชืœ"ื’ ืžื”ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
00:33
child poverty is an epidemic in the United States.
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืขื•ื ื™ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžืื•ื“.
ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ืจืžืช ื”ื•ืจืžื•ืŸ ื”ืœื—ืฅ
00:38
It creates conditions that may elevate stress hormone levels
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ื•ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—.
00:42
and impair brain development.
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00:44
Poor children in the US are one and a half times more likely to die
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ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ื™ืฉ ืคื™ 1.5 ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœืžื•ืช
00:50
and twice as likely to be hospitalized
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ื•ืคื™ 2 ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ืชืืฉืคื– ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื™ื™ื”ื
ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื ื™ ื’ื™ืœื ืžืžืขืžื“ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื.
00:53
as their middle-class counterparts.
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00:55
So my colleague Dr. Michael Hole and I started asking moms about money.
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ืื ื™ ื•ื”ืงื•ืœื’ื” ืฉืœื™, ื“"ืจ ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื”ื•ืœ, ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืžื”ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืฆื‘ืŸ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
01:03
We knew we needed to reimagine what a doctor's visit looks like,
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉื ืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ืืฆืœ ืจื•ืคื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช,
ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืขื•ื ื™
01:07
to get kids out of poverty
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01:08
and to give them a fair shot at a healthy life.
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื”ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื•ื’ื ืช ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
01:13
Our questions led to a surprising solution:
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ื”ืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืžืกืงื ื” ืžืคืชื™ืขื”:
01:16
tax credits.
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ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ืžืก.
01:17
It turns out, the earned income tax credit, or EITC,
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ื”ืชื‘ืจืจ ืฉื”-EITC - ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ืžืก ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”,
01:22
is the best poverty prescription we have in the US.
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ื–ื” ื”ืžืจืฉื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ื ื’ื“ ืขื•ื ื™.
01:26
The average mom gets two to three thousand dollars a year from it.
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ื”ืื ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืขืช ืžืงื‘ืœืช 2,000-3,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืžื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ืžืก.
01:31
When families get it, moms and babies are healthier:
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ื›ืฉืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ื–ืจ ืžืก, ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ื•ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ:
01:34
fewer depressed moms,
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ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ,
01:36
babies weighing more at birth.
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ื•ืžืฉืงืœ ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขืช ื”ืœื™ื“ื”.
01:38
But one out of five families who could get it doesn't,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื›ืœ ื—ืžืฉ ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื–ื›ืื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื—ื–ืจ ืžืก - ืื—ืช ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœืช.
01:43
and most who do lose of hundreds of dollars
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื›ืŸ ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช, ืžืฉืœืžื•ืช ืžืื•ืช ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื
01:46
to the for-profit tax-preparation industry.
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ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื›ื ืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ื”ืžืก.
01:51
One day, a mom asked us why we couldn't do her taxes
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ืื—ืช ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืขื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ืขืจื•ืš ืขื‘ื•ืจื” ืืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ื”ืžืก
01:55
while she waited for the doctor.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืžืชื™ื ื” ืœืจื•ืคื.
01:56
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:57
We all know that purgatory. Why not make good use of that time?
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื”ืžืชื ื” ืœืจื•ืคื ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื•ื˜, ืื– ืœืžื” ืœื ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”?
02:02
So we started StreetCred,
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ืื– ื”ืงืžื ื• ืืช StreetCred,
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an organization prescribing tax preparation in clinics serving kids.
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ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืขื ื™ืง ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื›ื ืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ืžืก ื‘ืงืœื™ื ื™ืงื•ืช ื”ืžื˜ืคืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
02:09
This is a brand-new approach
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
02:11
and one that left some questioning our sanity.
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ืฉื’ืจืžื” ืœื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคืงืคืง ื‘ืฉืคื™ื•ืช ื“ืขืชื ื•.
02:15
After all, we're doctors, not accountants.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืคืื™ื - ืœื ืจื•ืื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ.
02:17
But we have something accountants don't:
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœืจื•ืื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืื™ืŸ,
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access to families.
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ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช.
02:24
Over 90 percent of kids in the US see a doctor at least once a year.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-90% ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืืฆืœ ืจื•ืคื ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืคืขื ื‘ืฉื ื”.
02:29
Their parents trust us
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืกื•ืžื›ื™ื ืขืœื™ื ื•
02:31
and will do anything to give them a better life.
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ื•ื™ืขืฉื• ื”ื›ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:36
Doctors in every clinic around the country could be doing this work, too --
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ืจื•ืคืื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืงืœื™ื ื™ืงื” ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื’ื.
02:40
it's simple, really.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืื•ื“.
02:42
The hospital registers as a tax-preparation site,
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ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื”"ื— ืœื”ื™ืจืฉื ื›ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืขื ื™ืง ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื›ื ืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ืžืก,
02:44
and everyone, from medical students to retirees,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื - ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืœืจืคื•ืื”, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืคื ืกื™ื•ื ืจื™ื,
02:48
can volunteer as a tax preparer after passing an IRS exam.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ื‘ื”ื›ื ืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ืžืก, ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืืช ื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืจืฉื•ืช ื’ื‘ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื (IRS).
02:53
It's not as hard as it sounds, I promise.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ืœื›ื ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืกื•ื‘ืš ื›ืžื• ืฉื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข.
02:56
I certainly never thought I would be doing other people's taxes,
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ืื ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืืขืจื•ืš ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ืžืก ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื,
02:59
but here I am.
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืจืื• ืื•ืชื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
03:01
We're nearing the end of our third year.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœืงืจืืช ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ืช ื”ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
03:05
In the first two, we returned 1.6 million dollars
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื–ืจื ื• 1.6 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ
03:09
to 750 families in Boston alone.
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ืœ-750 ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื•ืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
03:12
This year --
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ื”ืฉื ื” --
03:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:19
This year, we've expanded to nine sites in four states.
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ื”ืฉื ื”, ื”ืชืจื—ื‘ื ื• ืœ-9 ืกื ื™ืคื™ื ื‘-4 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช.
03:23
Sixty-three percent of our families have never heard of the EITC.
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63% ืžื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื™ืงืจื• ืืฆืœื ื•, ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฉืžืขื• ืขืœ ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ืžืก ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”.
03:28
How can you claim something you haven't heard of?
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ื•ื”ืจื™ ืื™ืš ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื›ืœืœ ืœื ืฉืžืขืช ืขืœื™ื•?
03:32
And half have never used free tax preparation.
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ื•ืžื—ืฆื™ืชืŸ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื›ื ืช ื“ื•"ื—ื•ืช ืžืก ื‘ื—ื™ื ื.
03:35
That two to three thousand dollars a year
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ืื•ืชื 3,000-2,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืฉื ื”
03:38
goes a long way.
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ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืžืื•ื“.
03:40
Take hunger.
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืจืขื‘.
03:41
An adequately nutritious, low-cost diet for a mom and two young kids
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ืชื–ื•ื ื” ืจืื•ื™ื”, ืžื–ื™ื ื” ื•ื–ื•ืœื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื
03:46
costs 477 dollars a month.
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ืขื•ืœื” 477 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
03:50
With EITC money, that family can eat for five to six months.
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ืขื ื›ืกืคื™ ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืžืก, ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš 5-6 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
03:54
Or think about medical care.
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืจืคื•ืื™.
03:56
Twenty million children in the US lack access to care
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ืœ-20 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ืื™ืŸ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ
04:00
meeting modern pediatric standards.
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ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจืคื•ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืช ื–ืžื ื ื•.
04:04
And yet, the average cost of that care is only 400 dollars per kid per year.
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืจืง 400 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœืฉื ื” ืœื™ืœื“.
04:11
EITC money can help fix this access problem.
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ื›ืกืคื™ ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืžืก ืœื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื–ืืช.
04:15
Perhaps most powerfully of all,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื–ื”,
04:17
this money gives moms hope.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื›ืกืฃ ื”ื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืืžื”ื•ืช ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
04:20
One mom used her refund for her son to study abroad in Spain.
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ื”ื—ื–ืจ ื”ืžืก ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื” ื‘ืกืคืจื“.
04:25
She was struggling to pay her rent,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืงืฉืชื” ืœืฉืœื ืืช ืฉื›ืจ ื”ื“ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”,
04:27
but she saw EITC money as his shot at a better future.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื” ืœื›ืกืคื™ ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืžืก ื›ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืœื• ืœืขืชื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:32
We have an opportunity,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช,
04:33
as doctors and as citizens,
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ื›ืจื•ืคืื™ื ื•ื›ืื–ืจื—ื™ื,
04:36
to get to the root of this problem.
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ืœืจื“ืช ืœืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
04:38
We can reimagine health care
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ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืจืคื•ืื™
04:40
as a place addressing the causes of poor health,
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ื›ืžืงื•ื ืฉืžื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืœืงื•ื™ื”,
04:44
be it infections
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื“ื‘ืงื•ืช
04:45
or finances.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช.
04:47
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
04:48
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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