A man who risked his life to save others during the Joplin tornado has been facing a continual storm. Mark Lindquist, 51, was seriously hurt while trying to protect group home residents from the destruction. He placed mattresses on top of three middle-aged men with Down syndrome and climbed on top to further protect them. The three men died. Lindquist was injured and in a coma for three months.

Lindquist’s job didn’t provide medical insurance so according to the Washington Post he tried to qualify for workers’ compensation since he was injured on the job. But in June the claim was denied, leaving Lindquist with $2.5 million in bills, according to his sister. Lindquist Baldwin said last week.

Fortunately some good news finally arrived when the Accident Fund Insurance Company of America announced it had changed its mind. “Upon further review of the case, and receiving additional information on the facts involved in this situation, Accident Fund believes the appropriate decision is to honor Mr. Mark Lindquist’s claim for worker’s compensation benefits,” Mike Britt, president of the Lansing, Mich.-based insurance company, told the Washington Post. “We are committed to working with Mr. Lindquist to ensure he receives all the benefits to which he is entitled and helping him to recover from his injuries.” Lindquist told the newspaper that this may mean he won’t have to sell his home like he had previously thought.

A radiologist, a neurologist and two other people are accused in a $17 million workers’ compensation insurance over-billing scheme, according to Insurance Journal. The Orange County, California District Attorney’s Office and the California Department of Insurance released details of the case this week.

According to officials Dr. Sim Carlisle Hoffman of Newport Beach, a radiologist and owner of several medical practices, is charged with 592 felony counts of insurance fraud for one of his businesses, and 291 felony counts of insurance fraud for another. That means if he’s convicted he could face a sentence ranging from two years to more than 892 years in state prison. He’s currently been released on bail. Insurance Journal reports that Beverly Jane Mitchell, who served as the administrator in charge of insurance billing at  Hoffman’s businesses, faces the same charges and sentence.

Another doctor, neurologist Thomas Michael Heric, worked with Hoffman and faces 296 counts of insurance fraud. He could face any where from two years to more than 315 years in state prison. Finally a fourth man, Louis Umberto Santillan, worked for Hoffman in his billing collections area and faces 141 felony counts of insurance fraud. All four will be arraigned on June 22.

Authorities say Hoffman billed certain tests as many as 20 times per patient, but he never completed the test. Insurance billings that should have cost about $2,000 were inflated to $10,000. Hoffman is accused of fraudulently billing seven different insurance companies for millions of dollars in fake claims.