Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, James G. Carlson, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMERIGROUP Corporation, certify that:
| 1. | | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 of AMERIGROUP Corporation; |
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| 2. | | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periods covered by this report; |
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| 3. | | [Omitted]. |
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| 4. | | [Omitted]. |
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| 5. | | [Omitted]. |
Paragraphs 3 through 5, omitted here, are included in Exhibit 31.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by AMERIGROUP Corporation on November 2, 2007.
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| Date: | | December 21, 2007 | | | | /s/ JAMES G. CARLSON | | |
| | | | | | | James G. Carlson | | |
| | | | | | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | |
