Carlson continued, "In the long run, we continue to believe that the fundamentals of our business and operations are solid. We also believe that the impact of economic recovery at the state level and expansion of Medicaid programs due to health care reform will create positive opportunities for AMERIGROUP in the future."

Third Quarter Earnings Call

AMERIGROUP senior management intends to discuss the Company's third quarter results on its previously scheduled conference call, Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The conference can be accessed by dialing 866-260-3161 (domestic) or 706-679-7245 (international) approximately ten minutes prior to the start time of the call. A recording of the call may be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 (domestic) or 706-645-9291 (international) and providing passcode 34392568. The replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call until Friday, November 6, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call will also be available through the investors' page of the Company's web site, www.AMERIGROUPcorp, or through www.earnings. A 30-day replay of this webcast will be available on these web sites beginning approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast earnings conference call.

SOURCE AMERIGROUP Corporation