FEATURED DOCUMENTARY
Side Effects May Include:
The Hidden Costs of Prescription Drugs
Side Effects May Include: The Hidden Costs of Prescription Drugs exposes how prescription pricing really works—and who pays the price. Produced by Chris Wolpert, the film uncovers how pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers inflate costs, leaving patients and employers paying far more than necessary. With real stories and expert insights, it reveals the hidden system that turns everyday medicine into big business.
Why We Produced the Documentary
We set out to produce Side Effects May Include because too many people assume that having insurance means they’re protected. The truth is, they’re almost never getting the best deal. Prescription drug costs are now eating up as much as half of employer health spend, and yet most people don’t understand how or why.
Our team wanted to shine a light on this hidden black box of healthcare. By unpacking the practices of PBMs and drug pricing, we aim to give patients, employers, and policymakers the knowledge they need to demand change.
This documentary is not just an exposé—it’s a call to action. We produced it because every wasted dollar in healthcare is a dollar that could have gone to better care, stronger businesses, and healthier communities.
About the Producer
Chris Wolpert is the founder of Group Benefit Solutions, who's mission is to eliminate employee's out-of-pocket costs while guiding them to the highest quality healthcare available.
Chris is a producer of the documentary, "It's Not Personal, It's Just Healthcare" about the misaligned incentives in the healthcare and health insurance industries, which was released in April 2024. He is also an Amazon best-selling author of NextGeneration Healthcare as well as the comic book Hit Zero: The Quest to Make Healthcare a Controllable Expense.
Chris has received several industry awards including "Rising Star" by Employee Benefit News, and "Face-of-Change" by Benefits PRO. He's been a guest speaker at national conventions as well as local events, and has been interviewed for stories appearing in US News & World Report, SELF Magazine, Cluch.co, Moneyish.com, Employee Benefits News, and Benefits PRO.
Chris is originally from Tacoma WA and received his BA from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University in Pullman (Go Cougs!). Chris’ wife, Valerie is the owner of Natural Venom All-Stars, a competitive cheerleading gym in Tacoma that has won 2 international championships (2012, 2018). They reside in Steilacoom with their 3 beautiful children, Cara, Carly, and Luke.
