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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2013
BG Medicine, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
001-33827
(Commission
File Number)
| Delaware | 04-3506204 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 880 Winter Street, Suite 210, Waltham, Massachusetts | 02451 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(781) 890-1199
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 10, 2013, BG Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have published the final determination of the 2014 Medicare national limitation amount for the Company’s galectin-3 blood test (analyte-specific CPT® Code 82777) at the amount of a crosswalked test (analyte-specific CPT® Code 84244) whose 2014 national limitation amount is $30.01. This national limitation amount will replace the galectin-3 blood test’s national limitation amount of $17.80 that was effective in 2013.
This final determination by CMS comes in response to the Company’s request for reconsideration of the 2013 CMS determination and will apply effective January 1, 2014. The 2014 national limitation amount applies across the U.S. except in Ohio and West Virginia where rates of $23.99 and $26.40, respectively, will apply. In addition, the 2014 national limitation amount is subject to a 2% sequestration applicable to Medicare services if the current sequestration is extended beyond January 15, 2014.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is filed with this report:
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 10, 2013. | |
The press release contains hypertext links to information on our website and/or other websites. The information on our website and any other website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BG MEDICINE, INC. | ||||
| Date: December 10, 2013 | /s/ Paul Sohmer, M.D. | |||
| Paul Sohmer, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||