Amerigroup 10-Q 2012 Q1 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”) on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 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, Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: May 4, 2012

/s/ JAMES W. TRUESS

James W. Truess

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Date: May 4, 2012

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.