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): August 24, 2010

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
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AMERIGROUP Corporation, through its subsidiary, AMERIGROUP Texas, Inc., entered into an amendment to the Health & Human Services Commission Agreement for Health Services to the STAR, STAR+PLUS, CHIP and CHIP Perinatal programs effective September 1, 2010 with a term of three years, expiring August 31, 2013. The amendment, among other things, revises capitation rates effective for the 2011 contract year beginning September 1, 2010.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the contract or the amendment thereto.

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
August 30, 2010	By:	Nicholas J. Pace
		Name: Nicholas J. Pace
		Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary