Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Dearborn Justin C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERGE HEALTHCARE INC [MRGE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET,, FIRST FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2014
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60654		 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 08/07/2014   M(1)   63,149 A $ 1.47 278,894 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   900 D $ 2.31 277,994 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   200 D $ 2.32 277,794 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.325 277,694 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   9,432 D $ 2.33 268,262 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.3346 268,162 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.335 268,062 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   16,985 D $ 2.34 251,077 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   200 D $ 2.3409 250,877 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   700 D $ 2.3432 250,177 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   200 D $ 2.3433 249,977 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.3441 249,877 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   700 D $ 2.3446 249,177 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.345 249,077 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   700 D $ 2.3152 248,377 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   600 D $ 2.3456 247,777 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   12,571 D $ 2.35 235,206 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.3503 235,106 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   300 D $ 2.3587 234,806 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   1,912 D $ 2.36 232,894 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   500 D $ 2.37 232,394 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   1,000 D $ 2.38 231,394 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   1,900 D $ 2.39 229,494 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   100 D $ 2.3991 229,394 D  
Common Stock 08/07/2014   S   500 D $ 2.4 228,894 D  
Restricted Common Stock               350,000 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Dearborn Justin C
350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET,
FIRST FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60654		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Justin C. Dearborn   08/08/2014
**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) In connection with this stock option exercise, shares were sold to cover the payment of the exercise price and the applicable taxes due upon exercise. After such sales, the total amount of stock retained was 13,149.
 
Remarks:
Performing option exercise prior to August 18, 2014 expiration.

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