Nashville's Main Street Health ranked fastest-growing private company in U.S.

Driving the news: Main Street Health has a simple approach: The company partners with small-town health clinics to provide "health navigators" to senior patients, Inc. reports.

• The firm, launched by health care executive Brad Smith, makes money on the savings it achieves for insurance companies.

The big picture: Main Street Health's creative model addresses a critical need to improve health care outcomes in the nation's rural areas.

• Smith is the only entrepreneur to have two different companies founded in in the last 25 years ranked No. 1 on the illustrious Inc. 5000 list. Smith's company CareBridge, launched with former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, topped the list in 2023.

By the numbers: Main Street Health's growth is hard to fathom. Launched in 2021, the company achieved 543% growth in the last three years.

• Main Street Health is now partnered with 3,800 providers and serves nearly 4 million people.
• The company has achieved a 53% reduction in hospital readmissions and an 11% reduction in medical costs.

Go deeper: Read Inc.'s profile of Main Street Health.