1. A method for automated extraction and display of past health care use data to aid in predicting future health status, comprising the steps of: a. accessing a database containing insurance claim information; b. mapping said insurance claim information by individual and claim to at least one of a set of major clinical conditions to create a plurality of MCC claim mappings; c. associating each MCC claim mapping with an individual identifier, a time identifier, and a cost identifier; and d. creating at least one display for at least one individual showing, by each of said set of major clinical conditions over a time period, a representation of the MCC claim mappings, each MCC claim mapping being weighted by its respective cost identifier.