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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wells Antonia   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MERGE HEALTHCARE INC [MRGE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, International & R&D (Last) (First) (Middle) 6303 AIRPORT ROAD,, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/13/2015 (Street) MISSISSAUGA, A6 L4V 1R8 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/13/2015   D   113,323 D $ 7.13 0 D   Restricted Common Stock 10/13/2015   D   117,250 D (1) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 2.5

10/13/2015

D

50,000

(2)

05/03/2016

Common Stock

50,000

$ 4.63 (2)

0

D

Stock Options

$ 6.33

10/13/2015

D

100,000

(3)

02/28/2018

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0.8 (3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wells Antonia 6303 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 500 MISSISSAUGA, A6 L4V 1R8			President, International & R&D

Signatures

/s/ Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, as Power of Attorney for Antonia A. Wells		10/15/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Restricted Stock Award ("RSA") granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 shareholder approved employee benefit plan) of Issuer, originally provided for the restrictions on such shares to lapse with such shares becoming immediately and fully vested to the extent of thirty three percent (33%) of such shares on each November 5, 2014 and November 5, 2015, and thirty four percent (34%) of such shares on November 5, 2016, subject to additional terms and conditions as set forth in the Reporting Person's RSA agreement. Pursuant to the Merger, the remaining shares outstanding under the RSA were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Merger Consideration, payable on the remaining shares vesting on the respective vesting dates of November 5, 2015 ($411,757.50) and November 5, 2016 ($424,235), subject to the same additional terms and conditions as set forth in the Reporting Person's RSA agreement.
(2)	This Nonqualified Stock Option granted on May 4, 2010, which vested in four (4) equal annual installments to purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock on each of May 4, 2011, May 4, 2012, May 4, 2013 and May 4, 2014, was cancelled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment of $231,500, less applicable withholding taxes, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.
(3)	This Nonqualified Stock Option granted on March 1, 2012, which vested in four (4) equal annual installments to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock on each of March 1, 2013, March 1, 2014, March 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016, was cancelled at the effective time of the Merger in exchange for a cash payment of $80,000, less applicable withholding taxes, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the Merger Consideration.

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