Washington (CNN) -- Planned Parenthood can continue to receive Medicaid funding in Indiana, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by the state on Tuesday. The justices let stand a lower court decision that had blocked patient reimbursement through Medicaid for health providers that perform abortions as part of overall medical care. That would include private groups like Planned Parenthood that fund its abortion care independently. Planned Parenthood said it served 85,000 patients statewide in 2011. Of those, 5,580 received abortions, but most were given basic reproductive health care, including contraceptives and health screenings. A federal appeals court last year permanently blocked enforcement of the Indiana law, ruling that Medicaid regulations clearly give program participants the power to select their own qualified health care provider.
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Justices let stand appeals court ruling that had rejected Indiana law
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Law sought to block Medicaid reimbursements if health provider also performs abortions
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Planned Parenthood says only a fraction of services related to abortion
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Medicaid is health care program for poor and disabled
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