The first results of the Pioneer accountable care organization initiative will be available this summer, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official told Congress March 20.  

Richard J. Gilfillan, director of CMS's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, told the Senate Finance Committee that CMMI is working on numerous programs that could alter the way health care is delivered, but added results of many of CMMI's projects may not be known for some time.  

A CMS spokesperson told BNA the data to be released this summer will "provide a complete and accurate picture of the first performance year of the Pioneer ACO model."  

Gilfillan at the hearing sought to ease the concerns of senators who want to see quicker results from CMMI in its work to move Medicare from a fee-for-service program to one based on value-based purchasing