FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * BROWN DENNIS   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6737 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 2250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/12/2008 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53214 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2008 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               221,894 I Trust (1) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   16,648 A $ 1.06 16,648 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   2,600 A $ 1.07 19,248 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   1,100 A $ 1.09 20,348 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   20,752 A $ 1.17 41,100 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   2,300 A $ 1.18 43,400 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   4,200 A $ 1.19 47,600 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/12/2008   P   2,400 A $ 1.2 50,000 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   2,800 A $ 1.1 52,800 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   2,800 A $ 1.105 55,600 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   1,700 A $ 1.11 57,300 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   300 A $ 1.115 57,600 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   400 A $ 1.12 58,000 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   1,800 A $ 1.125 59,800 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   1,743 A $ 1.13 61,543 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   700 A $ 1.135 62,243 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   2,800 A $ 1.14 65,043 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   9,700 A $ 1.15 74,743 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   600 A $ 1.16 75,343 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   10,057 A $ 1.17 85,400 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   400 A $ 1.175 85,800 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   3,400 A $ 1.18 89,200 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   800 A $ 1.185 90,000 I Trust (2) Common Stock 12/15/2008   P   10,000 A $ 1.19 100,000 I Trust (2)

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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
BROWN DENNIS 6737 WEST WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 2250 MILWAUKEE, WI 53214	X

Signatures

/s/ Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Dennis Brown		12/17/2008
**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 of Common Stock held by the Maureen Brown 2008 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which the spouse of Mr. Brown is the grantor and Mr. Brown is the trustee, the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Brown disclaims.
(2)	Shares of Common Stock held by the Dennis Brown Revocable Trust u/a dated 09/09/1999, of which Mr. Brown is the trustee and the beneficiary, the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Brown disclaims.
Remarks: This Form 4 Amendment is being filed to accurately reflect the Common Stock purchase dates of 12/12/2008 and 12/15/2008, and not the purchase dates of 12/12/2008 and 12/13/2008 as were inadvertently listed on the original Form 4 filing made on 12/16/2008.

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