UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): September 1, 2006

AMERIGROUP Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-31574	54-1739323
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
4425 Corporation Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia		23462
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (757) 490-6900

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective September 1, 2006, AMERIGROUP Corporation, through its subsidiary AMERIGROUP Texas, Inc., entered into an amendment to its Health & Human Services Commission Agreement for Health Services to the Medicaid STAR+PLUS program contract. This amendment extends the existing contract term through December 31, 2006.

Effective September 1, 2006, AMERIGROUP Corporation, through its subsidiary AMERIGROUP Texas, Inc., entered into an amendment to its Health & Human Services Commission Agreement for Health Services to the Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Contract. This amendment establishes performance criteria, revises eligibility criteria, establishes the Children’s Health Insurance Plan Perinate program, integrates the STAR+PLUS contract into the Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Contract and revises contract rates.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties rights and obligations under the contracts.

SIGNATURES

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.

	AMERIGROUP Corporation
September 12, 2006	By:	James W. Truess
		Name: James W. Truess
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer