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In a PEO setup, the professional employer organization acts as the employer of record and negotiates and sponsors benefits for the client’s workforce. A PEO-sponsored health plan means the health coverage is provided through the PEO as the benefits sponsor, often pooling employees from multiple client companies to secure better terms and rates. The client company benefits from the PEO’s negotiated plan while the PEO handles administration, eligibility, and enrollment. This differs from plans bought directly from a private insurer by the company, plans managed entirely in-house without outsourcing, or government-subsidized plans, which are not tied to the PEO sponsorship. So the description that a health plan is provided through a Professional Employer Organization that sponsors the benefits program for the client is the correct one.