(CNBC) – A federal judge approved a landmark class action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who alleged the insurance behemoth had discriminated against them and other LGBTQ customers seeking fertility treatment.

Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp., reached a deal with the couples in October to begin covering artificial insemination for all of its customers nationally and work toward providing equal access for costly in-vitro fertilization procedures.

The judge’s sign-off on the settlement marks the first time LGBTQ couples who were previously denied fertility coverage in the U.S. can apply to be reimbursed. (Read More)