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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | June 28, 2006 |
AMERIGROUP Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-31574 | 54-1739323 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
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(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 4425 Corporation Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia | | 23462 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| 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 8.01 Other Events.
AMERIGROUP Corporation’s ("AMERIGROUP") wholly-owned subsidiary, AMERIGROUP Illinois, Inc. ("AMERIGROUP Illinois") has a contract with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("IDHFS") to provide managed care benefits to Medicaid recipients in the Cook County, Illinois area (the "Medicaid Contract"). The contract expires on July 31, 2006. As of March 31, 2006, AMERIGROUP Illinois provided managed care benefits to approximately 40,000 members pursuant to the Medicaid Contract.
On June 27, 2006, AMERIGROUP Illinois informed IDHFS that it would not seek to renew the Medicaid Contract and would allow it to expire in accordance with its terms on July 31, 2006.
The expiration of the Medicaid Contract will have no negative impact on the full-year earnings guidance for 2006 of $1.45 to $1.55 previously announced by AMERIGROUP on April 27, 2006.
The determination to allow the Medicaid Contract to expire was due to concerns about the adequacy of the program funding, the negative market environment under the Illinois Medicaid program and the financial uncertainties and risks created for managed care providers under the statewide Primary Care Case Management program announced by IDHFS on February 23, 2006.
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.
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| | | AMERIGROUP Corporation |
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| June 28, 2006 | | By: | | Stanley F. Baldwin
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| | | | | Name: Stanley F. Baldwin |
| | | | | Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
