ClarisHealth Earns Spot on Inc. 2026 Fastest-Growing Companies List as Health Plans Shift to End-to-End Payment Integrity Platforms

Fourth consecutive year of recognition reflects growing demand for Pareo®, the only payment integrity platform that closes the loop across the audit lifecycle to reduce administrative costs and improve financial outcomes for health plans.

FRANKLIN, Tenn., March 31, 2026 – ClarisHealth, the only provider of a fully integrated payment integrity operations platform for health plans, today announced it has been named to Inc.’s 2026 Inc. Regionals: Southeast list. This marks the fourth consecutive year the company has earned a spot among the fastest-growing private companies in the region, underscoring its sustained growth and leadership in the rapidly evolving payment integrity market.

The recognition comes at a pivotal moment for health plans, as organizations across the industry rethink how payment integrity (PI) functions should operate in the face of rising administrative costs, increasing claim complexity, and growing pressure to deliver measurable financial outcomes.

Powering a New Model for Payment Integrity

ClarisHealth’s continued growth is driven by accelerating adoption of its Pareo® platform, the industry’s only solution purpose-built to unify the full spectrum of payment integrity operations—from prepay through post-pay—within a single, integrated environment.

Historically, health plans have relied on fragmented systems and a network of contingency-based vendors to identify and recover overpayments after claims are processed. While effective in generating recoveries, this model often introduces operational inefficiencies, limits visibility, and contributes to escalating administrative spend.

Today, that model is shifting. Health plans are increasingly seeking to:

• • Identify and prevent errors earlier in the claims lifecycle
  • Reduce dependency on third-party vendors
  • Streamline workflows across teams and systems
  • Gain greater control, transparency, and scalability in PI operations

Pareo enables this transformation by connecting data, workflows, and insights across prepay and post-pay activities—empowering health plans to move from reactive recovery to proactive payment accuracy.

Delivering Measurable Impact at Scale

ClarisHealth’s platform is used daily by thousands of users at leading health plans across the country to manage complex payment integrity operations more efficiently and effectively. By consolidating previously siloed functions into a unified operating model, payer organizations are able to:

Expand overpayment identification and recovery

• • Reduce administrative and vendor-related costs
  • Improve audit productivity and throughput
  • Accelerate time to value for new PI initiatives

“Health plans are being asked to do more than ever before—deliver financial results, improve accuracy, and reduce costs—all at the same time,” said Jeff McNeese, CEO of ClarisHealth. “Our continued recognition on the Inc. Regionals list reflects not only our growth, but the growing demand for a fundamentally different approach to payment integrity. Pareo was built to meet that need.”

Sustained Growth in a Transforming Market

The Inc. Regionals list highlights companies that are driving growth, innovation, and job creation across their respective regions. Honorees are selected based on exceptional revenue growth over a two-year period, representing some of the most dynamic and successful independent businesses in the Southeast.

For ClarisHealth, this fourth consecutive recognition signals both strong company performance and broader market momentum behind modern payment integrity strategies.

“Health plans are moving beyond piecemeal solutions toward a more strategic, platform-based approach,” said Tate McDaniel, chief growth officer at ClarisHealth. “Pareo’s ability to unify operations, reduce complexity, and deliver meaningful financial outcomes is what continues to resonate with the market—and fuel our growth.”

Looking Ahead

As the payment integrity landscape continues to evolve, ClarisHealth remains focused on helping health plans modernize their operations and unlock greater value from their PI programs. With ongoing innovation across the Pareo platform and continued investment in client success, the company is well positioned to build on its momentum in the years ahead.

An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals offer a unique view into the companies powering regional economic growth. The full list of 2026 Inc. Regionals: Southeast honorees, including company profiles and an interactive database, is available at https://www.inc.com/regionals/southeast.

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Methodology

The Inc. Regionals lists are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

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