Amerigroup Corp., headquartered in Virginia Beach, Va., announced that it completed a deal with Centene Corp. for the assets of its University Health Plans.

Amerigroup Corp. said its net income for the fourth quarter increased by about $5 million and its membership rose by 13.2%.

A former executive with CIGNA who founded the managed care insurer AMERIGROUP won the Republican primary for a special election to the state senate, moving him closer to becoming the next representative of Virginia’s 8th District.

Centene Corp. announced it reached an agreement to end its dispute with Amerigroup New Jersey.

A total of 14 major health insurance companies and their industry association spent 25% more this year to lobby on health care measures before Congress than they did last year, according to a Public Campaign Action Fund analysis.

The evolving health insurance marketplace is so tumultuous that a key ratings service has withdrawn a series of ratings for more than 125 health insurers, including HMOs and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across the country.

Virginia Beach, Va.-based Amerigroup Corp. has finalized a deal to sell the assets of its South Carolina health plan to Centene Corp.

Centene’s South Carolina subsidiary, Absolute Health Care, will add …  Read →