Antonio Zavarce speaks to Fortune from his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. He's packing his bags ahead of a 20-hour drive to Toronto, Canada, for a doctor appointment for his husband.
The real estate investor and his partner, Taylor Stevens, are travelling north for a simple knee injection. U.S. doctors offered 35-year-old Stevens either an entire joint replacement or ongoing anti-inflammatory medication following a motoring accident. To get the more-tolerable injection, the pair must cross the border once a year.
