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 *
Merrick RIS, LLC
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERGE HEALTHCARE INC [MRGE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET, 10TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2012
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60654		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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               31,523,637 D  
Common Stock               500,000 I Parent Holding (1)

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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 $ 6.33 03/01/2012   A   800,000 (2)   03/01/2013(3) 02/28/2018 Common Stock 800,000 $ 0 1,200,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Merrick RIS, LLC
350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET
10TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60654		     X    
FERRO MICHAEL W JR
350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET
10TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60654		   X   X    

Signatures

 Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Merrick RIS, LLC   03/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Michael W. Ferro, Jr.   03/05/2012
**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) Shares issued to Merrick Healthcare Solutions, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (prior to its dissolution, "Merrick Healthcare"), as consideration of the purchase price of the acquisition by Merge Healthcare Incorporated ("Merge Healthcare") of the assets of and relating to the Olivia Greets business line previously owned by Merrick Healthcare, a former wholly owned subsidiary operation of Merrick Ventures, LLC, a private investment firm ("Merrick Ventures"), of which Merrick RIS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merrick RIS"), is also a subsidiary. These shares were subsequently transferred from Merrick Healthcare to Merrick Ventures. Merrick RIS is not a beneficial owner of these shares held by Merrick Healthcare.
(2) Nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Chairman of the Board, in lieu of cash compensation in accordance with Merge Healthcare's Director Compensation Plan.
(3) Nonqualified stock options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock vesting on each of March 1, 2013, March 1, 2014, March 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016.
 
Remarks:
The reporting persons are Merrick RIS, LLC ("Merrick RIS"), a Delaware limited liability company, and Michael W. Ferro, Jr. ("Mr. Ferro"), the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Merge Healthcare Incorporated.  Mr. Ferro shares voting and investment power with respect to the Merge Common Stock held by Merrick RIS and, accordingly, may be deemed for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of securities held by Merrick RIS.  The address of the reporting persons is 350 North Orleans Street, 10th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

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