Gov. Bill Ritter will sign an executive order today that health care advocates say is key to turning the federal government’s vague framework for reform into reality in Colorado, The Denver Post reports.

The governor’s order will create a board of health-policy advisers to guide the transition to a new health system — everything from setting up a state insurance exchange to making sure the insurance commissioner has authority to guard against companies rejecting someone for being sick.

Ritter plans to sign the order, along with four new state laws intended to improve health care in Colorado, during a ceremony at the Wellington E. Webb Center For Primary Care in Denver, 301 W. Sixth Ave.