AMERIGROUP Corporation announced today that it plans to purchase certain assets from Centene Corporation, principally the right to provide managed care services to Centene’s Medicaid members in New Jersey. In a related transaction, AMERIGROUP plans to sell certain assets to Centene, principally the right to provide managed care services to AMERIGROUP’s Medicaid members in [...]

AMERIGROUP Corporation has been named one of America’s Best Places to Work In Healthcare — and the best among the country’s health insurers — in a survey conducted by Modern Healthcare magazine.
The survey, which was the first of its kind conducted by Modern Healthcare, was open to all American hospitals, medical practices and other companies [...]

Centene Corporation announced that an agreement has been reached between University Health Plans, Inc. (“UHP”) and Amerigroup New Jersey, Inc. (“Amerigroup”), resolving the litigation regarding the sale of certain UHP assets to Amerigroup. Under the settlement agreement, the parties will move forward with the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to be [...]

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has simultaneously executed definitive agreements to acquire certain assets of AMERIGROUP Community Care of South Carolina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMERIGROUP Corporation, and to sell to AMERIGROUP certain assets of University Health Plans, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene. As of September 30, 2008, University Health Plans [...]