Amerigroup 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of AMERIGROUP Corporation (the “Company”) onForm 10-Q for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), James G. Carlson, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies to the best of his knowledge, and James W. Truess, as Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Company, hereby certifies to the best of his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  JAMES G. CARLSON

James G. Carlson

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 4, 2009

/s/  JAMES W. TRUESS

James W. Truess

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

Date: November 4, 2009

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.