Jennifer Csik Hutchens Bio

Jennifer Csik Hutchens is the global leader of BCLP’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. She represents hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, clinical research groups, ancillary service providers, licensed agencies, non-profits, management services organizations, medical device companies, and other industry-based clients of all sizes. In the midst of complex and highly technical regulatory landscapes, clients rely on Jennifer to help achieve their strategic, operational and compliance goals. Jennifer builds and maintains long-term relationships with clients and is a trusted partner and adviser. She is on the forefront of cutting-edge topics in the industry and leads the practice’s initiatives and direction in these areas, including FemTech, behavioral health, and digital transformation. She has a strong passion for the healthcare and life sciences industries and particularly excels in advising clients as they implement novel, first-of-their-kind solutions and transactions. She regularly advises clients on topics of health innovation, including artificial intelligence (AI), telehealth, and concierge medicine. Jennifer also enjoys assisting companies that are pivoting their business into the healthcare and life sciences industries for the first time, providing client intelligent solutions. Jennifer has deep experience interpreting federal and state healthcare guidance, including the Anti-Kickback and Stark laws, corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting prohibitions, federal Physician Sunshine Transparency Act, surprise/balance billing laws and price transparency rules. Jennifer's transactional practice is focused on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and other affiliation and collaboration transactions, as well as healthcare contracting matters (professional services, managed and value-based care, and other arrangements). Specifically in the managed care and value-based care arena, Jennifer has been a go-to resource for clients. She provides holistic guidance and practical solutions. This includes the negotiation and interpretation of managed care and participation agreements, navigation of risk- and value-based reimbursement methodologies, and commercial approaches to related compliance and technical considerations. Jennifer has specific experience with CMS innovation models, such as the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model.